Where does “λογοθέτης” come from?
λογοθέτης (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek θέτης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
λογοθέτης (Ancient Greek): auditor of accounts
Definitions
- auditor of accounts
Ancestry of “λογοθέτης”, step by step
λογοθέτης traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek θέτης
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | θέτης | one who places; mortgagor; adoptive father of a... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |