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

ἕδος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἕζομαι

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

via Proto-Indo-European sédos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansédos
2Proto-Indo-Europeansed-to sit

Words derived from “ἕδος

Every word from Proto-Hellenic heďďomaiEvery word from Ancient Greek ἕζομαι