Where does “ἧσσα” come from?

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

ἧσσα (Ancient Greek): defeat, discomfiture

Definitions

  1. defeat, discomfiture

Ancestry of “ἧσσα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἥσσωνinferior, weaker
2Ancient Greekἦκαsoftly, low; slightly, slowly, a little
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁k-slow; to arrive

Words derived from “ἧσσα”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁k- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἦκα →Every word from Ancient Greek ἥσσων →