Where does “μασητήρ” come from?

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

μασητήρ (Ancient Greek): Chewer; a muscle of the lower jaw, used in...

Definitions

  1. Chewer; a muscle of the lower jaw, used in...

Ancestry of “μασητήρ”, 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 “μασητήρ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗrEvery word from Ancient Greek -τήρ