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Where does “Προκρούστης” come from?

Προκρούστης (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek προκρούω, from Ancient Greek πρό-, from Ancient Greek πρό, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “Προκρούστης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπροκρούωstretch
2Ancient Greekπρό-in front of; before
3Ancient Greekπρόbefore; before, in front, forth, forward; before,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “Προκρούστης”

  • Procrustes
  • procrustean
  • Procrustesian
  • Procuste
  • Прокруст
  • Procrustes
  • procrustesbed
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