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Where does “ἕδος” come from?

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

ἕδος (Ancient Greek): a seat; the act of sitting

Definitions

  1. a seat; the act of sitting

Ancestry of “ἕδος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἕζομαιI sit, sit oneself
2Proto-Hellenicheďďomaito sit

Words derived from “ἕδος”

  • chair
  • chairman
  • cathedral
  • wheelchair
  • armchair
  • chaise
  • chairperson
  • chairmanship
  • tetrahedron
  • ephedrine
  • cathedra
  • shay
  • ephedra
  • chairwoman
  • pseudoephedrine
  • cochair
  • pushchair
  • chairlift
  • rhombohedron
  • highchair
  • cochairman
  • hexahedron
  • chairback
  • rhombohedra
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