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Where does “ἥσσων” come from?

ἥσσων (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἦκα, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁k- — slow; to arrive.

ἥσσων (Ancient Greek): comparative degree of κακός : worse; inferior,...

Definitions

  1. comparative degree of κακός : worse; inferior,...

Ancestry of “ἥσσων”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἦκαsoftly, low; slightly, slowly, a little
2Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁k-slow; to arrive

Words derived from “ἥσσων”

  • ήττα
  • ηττοπάθεια
  • ἧττα
  • ἧσσα
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