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Where does “Phaedra” come from?

Phaedra (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Φαίδρα, from Ancient Greek Φαῖδρος, from Ancient Greek φαιδρός, from Ancient Greek φαίνω, from English -type, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- — to push, to hit.

Ancestry of “Phaedra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΦαίδρα—
2Ancient GreekΦαῖδροςPhaedrus
3Ancient Greekφαιδρόςbright, beaming; beaming with joy, bright,...
4Ancient GreekφαίνωI cause to appear, bring to light; I show,...
5English-typeimpressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used...
6Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
7Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “Phaedra”

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