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Where does “ἕδρα” come from?

ἕδρα (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic *hédrā.

ἕδρα (Ancient Greek): seat, chair, stool, bench; the act of sitting;...

Definitions

  1. seat, chair, stool, bench; the act of sitting;...

Ancestry of “ἕδρα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenic*hédrā—

Words derived from “ἕδρα”

  • 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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