Hi Mandy, and welcome to the board.

There are others better qualified in the classics, but in the meantime I offer you this:

dae·dal (dçd'l)
adj.
Ingenious and complex in design or function; intricate.
Finely or skillfully made or employed; artistic.
[Latin daedalus, from Greek daidalos.]


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I have always understood Daedalus' name to have been descriptive (of his status as a great craftsman, hence its use by James Joyce), therefore drawn from the older etymology. I will observe others' posts with interest.