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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”

  • zoster
  • zosteriform
  • zosteroid
  • zoster
  • Zostera
  • Zosteraceae
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