Where does “δουλοπόνηρος” come from?

δουλοπόνηρος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πονηρός, from Ancient Greek πονέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

δουλοπόνηρος (Ancient Greek): bad like a slave

Definitions

  1. bad like a slave

Ancestry of “δουλοπόνηρος”, step by step

δουλοπόνηρος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πονηρός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπονηρόςoppressed by toils; toilsome, painful, grievous
2Ancient Greekπονέωto toil, labor, work
3Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

via Ancient Greek δοῦλος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδοῦλοςslavish, servile, subject; born slave or bondman
2Canaanitedōʾēlu
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Ancient Greek -έωEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti
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