Where does “ἧττα” come from?

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

ἧττα (Ancient Greek): defeat

Definitions

defeat

Ancestry of “ἧττα”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	ἧσσα	defeat, discomfiture
2	Ancient Greek	ἥσσων	inferior, weaker
3	Ancient Greek	ἦκα	softly, low; slightly, slowly, a little
4	Proto-Indo-European	seh₁k-	slow; to arrive

Words derived from “ἧττα”

ήττα
ηττοπάθεια

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