Where does “ήττα” come from?

ήττα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἧττα, from Ancient Greek ἧσσα, from Ancient Greek ἥσσων, from Ancient Greek ἦκα, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁k- — slow; to arrive.

ήττα (Greek): defeat

Definitions

defeat

Ancestry of “ήττα”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	ἧττα	defeat
2	Ancient Greek	ἧσσα	defeat, discomfiture
3	Ancient Greek	ἥσσων	inferior, weaker
4	Ancient Greek	ἦκα	softly, low; slightly, slowly, a little
5	Proto-Indo-European	seh₁k-	slow; to arrive

Words derived from “ήττα”

ηττοπάθεια

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁k- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἦκα →Every word from Ancient Greek ἥσσων →