Etymology of the English word oedipus
the English word
oedipusderived from the Latin word
oedipusderived from the Greek word
Oidipousderived from the Greek word
pous, πούς (podos, foot; a 'foot' (figuratively or literally))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ped-derived from the Greek word
oideinUsage
Word found in Modern English
