The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromΟἰδίπους“swollen foot”
- Latin · derived fromOedipus
- English todayOedipus
From the Latin Oedipus, from the Ancient Greek Οἰδίπους (Oidípous, “swollen foot”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oedipus
Today it means: A son of Laius and Jocasta, who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother. Full definition →
Latin Oedipus ← Ancient Greek Οἰδίπους