Where does “Dedal” come from?

Dedal (Polish) comes from Latin Daedalus, from Ancient Greek Δαίδαλος, from Ancient Greek δαιδάλλω, from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- — to split, divide.

Dedal (Polish): Daedalus

Definitions

  1. Daedalus

Ancestry of “Dedal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinDaedalusthe Athenian man involved in the cycle of the Minotaur, the man who built the labyrinth, etc
2Ancient GreekΔαίδαλοςDaedalus, a skilled craftsman of Ancient Greek...
3Ancient Greekδαιδάλλωto work cunningly, embellish, adorn; to be...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandelh₁-to split, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European delh₁-Every word from Ancient Greek δαιδάλλωEvery word from Ancient Greek Δαίδαλος