Where does “dedal” come from?

dedal (Romanian) comes from French dédale, from Middle French dedalus, from Latin Daedalus, from Ancient Greek Δαίδαλος, from Ancient Greek δαιδάλλω, from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- — to split, divide.

dedal (Romanian): maze

Definitions

  1. maze

Ancestry of “dedal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdédalemaze
2Middle Frenchdedalusmaze
3LatinDaedalusthe Athenian man involved in the cycle of the Minotaur, the man who built the labyrinth, etc
4Ancient GreekΔαίδαλοςDaedalus, a skilled craftsman of Ancient Greek...
5Ancient Greekδαιδάλλωto work cunningly, embellish, adorn; to be...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandelh₁-to split, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European delh₁-Every word from Ancient Greek δαιδάλλωEvery word from Ancient Greek Δαίδαλος
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