Where does “δηλητήριος” come from?

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

δηλητήριος (Ancient Greek): harmful, damaging, destructive; mischievous

Definitions

  1. harmful, damaging, destructive; mischievous

Ancestry of “δηλητήριος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδηλητήρdestroyer
2Ancient Greek-τήρAdded to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns
3Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “δηλητήριος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr →Every word from Ancient Greek -τήρ →Every word from Ancient Greek δηλητήρ →
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