English
paredros
Paredros comes from Ancient Greek πάρεδρος ‘sitting beside’, from ἕδρᾱ ‘chair’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sed- ‘to sit’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sed-‘to sit’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sedreh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hédrāreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἕδρᾱ‘chair’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπάρεδροςpáredros‘sitting beside’
- Englishtodayparedros
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sed-‘to sit’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sedreh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hédrāreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἕδρᾱ‘chair’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπάρεδροςpáredros‘sitting beside’
- Englishtodayparedros
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sed- ‘to sit’
set, president, size, sell, sit, sitting, seat, method, session, settle, resident, assess, nest, siege, niche, possess, saddle, exodus, subsidy, reside, residual, residue, sedan, nye, sediment, insidious, dissident, beset, prasad, cathode, soot, setter, obsess, anode, sedentary, sedative, sate, sedate, sessile, presidio, 93 more
through Proto-Hellenic *hédrā
Today it means
noun An assistant or servant of a god.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sed- / paredros