Where does “hemiedaphic” come from?

hemiedaphic (English) comes from English edaphic, from Ancient Greek ἔδαφος, from Ancient Greek ἕδος, from Ancient Greek ἕζομαι, from Proto-Hellenic heďďomai — to sit.

hemiedaphic (English): That lives partly within the soil and partly on the surface

Definitions

  1. That lives partly within the soil and partly on the surface

Ancestry of “hemiedaphic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishedaphicRelating to, or determined by, conditions of the...
2Ancient Greekἔδαφοςbottom, foundation, base; floor, ground
3Ancient Greekἕδοςa seat; the act of sitting
4Ancient GreekἕζομαιI sit, sit oneself
5Proto-Hellenicheďďomaito sit
Every word from Proto-Hellenic heďďomaiEvery word from Ancient Greek ἕζομαιEvery word from Ancient Greek ἕδος