Where does “ἔδαφος” come from?

ἔδαφος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἕδος, from Ancient Greek ἕζομαι, from Proto-Hellenic heďďomai — to sit.

ἔδαφος (Ancient Greek): bottom, foundation, base; floor, ground

Definitions

  1. bottom, foundation, base; floor, ground

Ancestry of “ἔδαφος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἕδοςa seat; the act of sitting
2Ancient GreekἕζομαιI sit, sit oneself
3Proto-Hellenicheďďomaito sit

Words derived from “ἔδαφος”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic heďďomai →Every word from Ancient Greek ἕζομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek ἕδος →