Where does “Phidippus” come from?

Phidippus (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek Φείδιππος, from Ancient Greek φείδομαι, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéydt, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

Phidippus (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Phidippus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΦείδιπποςPhidippus, one of the suitors of Helen
2Ancient Greekφείδομαιto spare, save; I spare
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéydtto split
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéydt →