Where does “dedalus” come from?
dedalus (Middle French) comes from Latin Daedalus, from Ancient Greek Δαίδαλος, from Ancient Greek δαιδάλλω, from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- — to split, divide.
dedalus (Middle French): maze
Definitions
- maze
Ancestry of “dedalus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Daedalus | the Athenian man involved in the cycle of the Minotaur, the man who built the labyrinth, etc |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Δαίδαλος | Daedalus, a skilled craftsman of Ancient Greek... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δαιδάλλω | to work cunningly, embellish, adorn; to be... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | delh₁- | to split, divide |