Where does “ζωστήρ” come from?

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

ζωστήρ (Ancient Greek): warrior's belt; girdle

Definitions

  1. warrior's belt; girdle

Ancestry of “ζωστήρ”, 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 “ζωστήρ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗrEvery word from Ancient Greek -τήρ