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alternate spelling: œdipus

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Etymology of the Latin word oedipus

the Latin word oedipus

derived from the Greek word Oidipous

derived 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 oidein

English oedipus