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Where does “κλῑμᾰκτήρ” come from?

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

κλῑμᾰκτήρ (Ancient Greek): rung of a ladder; critical point in human life

Definitions

  1. rung of a ladder; critical point in human life

Ancestry of “κλῑμᾰκτήρ”, 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 “κλῑμᾰκτήρ”

  • climacteric
  • climacterical
  • climactericus
  • climatérique
  • κλιμακτηρικός
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