Where does “κλωστήρ” come from?

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

κλωστήρ (Ancient Greek): spindle; thread, yarn; skein

Definitions

  1. spindle; thread, yarn; skein

Ancestry of “κλωστήρ”, 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 “κλωστήρ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr →Every word from Ancient Greek -τήρ →