Where does “θηριομάχος” come from?

θηριομάχος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek θηρίον, from Ancient Greek θήρ, from Proto-Hellenic kʷʰḗr, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- — wild; wild animal.

θηριομάχος (Ancient Greek): fighting against wild beasts

Definitions

  1. fighting against wild beasts

Ancestry of “θηριομάχος”, step by step

θηριομάχος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek θηρίον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekθηρίονwild animal, beast, savage beast; a small animal,...
2Ancient Greekθήρa wild beast, beast of prey, especially a lion;...
3Proto-Hellenickʷʰḗrwild beast
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal

via Ancient Greek μάχομαι

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekμάχομαιI make war, fight, battle; I quarrel, wrangle,...
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanmaHgʰ-to fight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic kʷʰḗr →Every word from Ancient Greek θήρ →