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Where does “κέστρα” come from?

κέστρα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -τρα, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

κέστρα (Ancient Greek): sharp hammer; barracuda

Definitions

  1. sharp hammer; barracuda

Ancestry of “κέστρα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-τραnominative plural of -τρον; accusative plural of...
2Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
3Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
4Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
5Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “κέστρα”

  • cestraciont
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