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Where does “Ἡδονή” come from?

Ἡδονή (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- — sweet.

Ancestry of “Ἡδονή”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansweh₂d-sweet

Words derived from “Ἡδονή”

  • Hedone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- →