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Where does “κρότος” come from?

κρότος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱret-.

κρότος (Ancient Greek): rattling sound, rattle; clapping; in token of...

Definitions

  1. rattling sound, rattle; clapping; in token of...

Ancestry of “κρότος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱret-—

Words derived from “κρότος”

  • dicrotic
  • crotaphite
  • hyperdicrotic
  • predicrotic
  • hypodicrotic
  • κρόταφος
  • κρόταφος
  • δίκροτος
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