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Where does “Èdip” come from?

Èdip (Catalan) comes from Latin oedipus, from Ancient Greek Οἰδίπους, 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.

Ancestry of “Èdip”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinoedipus—
2Ancient GreekΟἰδίπουςswollen; swollen foot
3Ancient Greekπούςfoot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpóds—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
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