Words that come from Ancient Greek “-τερος”

126 words across 32 languages descend from Ancient Greek -τερος — including priest, Preston, priestly, priestess, Presley, presbytery, presbyter, priestcraft.

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English (59)

Italian (7)

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French (3)

Swedish (3)

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Greek (1)

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