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
Ancestry of “ἧττα”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἧσσα | defeat, discomfiture |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἥσσων | comparative degree of κακός : worse; inferior,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἦκα | softly, low; slightly, slowly, a little |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₁k- | slow; to arrive |
Words derived from “ἧττα”