See also: οδός

Ancient Greek edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Hellenic *hodós. Beekes states that the further etymology is not known. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *sodós, from *sed- (to sit), in which case cognates would include Old Church Slavonic ходъ (xodŭ) and Sanskrit साद (sāda, a sitting, riding, motion). For the semantic development compare English set out from this root and road from Proto-Germanic *raidō (ride, journey), from Proto-Germanic *rīdaną (to ride). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation edit

 

Noun edit

ὁδός (hodósf (genitive ὁδοῦ); second declension

  1. threshold
  2. road, path, way
    Synonym: οὔθα (oútha)
  3. journey, trip, expedition
  4. The way, means, or manner to some end, method

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • English: hodo-, odo-, -ode
  • Greek: οδός (odós, street, way) (learned)

Further reading edit