Where does “ὠκύπους” come from?
ὠκύπους (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πούς, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
ὠκύπους (Ancient Greek): fleetfooted
Ancestry of “ὠκύπους”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | πούς | foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |