Where does “ספסל” come from?
ספסל (Hebrew) comes from Ancient Greek συψέλλιον, from Latin subsellium, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
ספסל (Hebrew): bench
Ancestry of “ספסל”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | συψέλλιον | — |
| 2 | Latin | subsellium | a low seat or bench; the bench |
| 3 | Latin | sub- | sub- |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |