Where does “θελκτήριον” come from?

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

θελκτήριον (Ancient Greek): any means of charming or winning, spell, charm (attributed to the girdle of Aphrodite)

Definitions

  1. any means of charming or winning, spell, charm (attributed to the girdle of Aphrodite)

Ancestry of “θελκτήριον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-τήριον—
2Ancient Greek-τήρAdded to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns
3Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr →Every word from Ancient Greek -τήρ →Every word from Ancient Greek -τήριον →