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Where does “ἐξέδρα” come from?

ἐξέδρα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐξ, from Ancient Greek Ὕπνος, from Proto-Hellenic húpnos, from Proto-Indo-European supnós, from Proto-Indo-European swóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

Ancestry of “ἐξέδρα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἐξAlternative form of ἐκ; out; from, out of
2Ancient GreekὝπνος—
3Proto-Hellenichúpnos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansupnóssleep; death
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswóp-r̥ ~ swép-n̥s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

Words derived from “ἐξέδρα”

  • exedra
  • esedra
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →