Where does “δεσμωτήριον” come from?

δεσμωτήριον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -τήριον, from Ancient Greek -τήρ, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

δεσμωτήριον (Ancient Greek): prison, jail

Definitions

  1. prison, jail

Ancestry of “δεσμωτήριον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-τήριον—
2Ancient Greek-τήρAdded to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns
3Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr →Every word from Ancient Greek -τήρ →Every word from Ancient Greek -τήριον →
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