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Where does “δηλητήρ” come from?

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

δηλητήρ (Ancient Greek): destroyer

Definitions

  1. destroyer

Ancestry of “δηλητήρ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-τήρAdded to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns
2Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “δηλητήρ”

  • deleterious
  • deleteriously
  • deleteriousness
  • nondeleterious
  • deletéreo
  • deleterio
  • δηλητήριος
  • deleterius
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