Etymology Explorer › Ancient Greek

Where does “κρεμαστήρ” come from?

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

κρεμαστήρ (Ancient Greek): cremaster; stalk by which a grape-cluster hangs

Definitions

  1. cremaster; stalk by which a grape-cluster hangs

Ancestry of “κρεμαστήρ”, 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 “κρεμαστήρ”

  • cremaster
  • cremasteric
  • crémaillère
  • cramaculus
  • cremasculus
  • cremallera
  • crémaillère
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr →