Where does “μισάνθρωπος” come from?
μισάνθρωπος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Ἄνθρωπος, from Latin -us, from Old Latin -os, from Proto-Italic -os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
μισάνθρωπος (Ancient Greek): misanthropic
Definitions
- misanthropic
Ancestry of “μισάνθρωπος”, step by step
μισάνθρωπος traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek Ἄνθρωπος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Ἄνθρωπος | human being; person (as differentiated from gods, beasts, etc.) |
| 2 | Latin | -us | suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,... |
| 3 | Old Latin | -os | accusative masculine plural of -us |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -os | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |
via Ancient Greek μισέω
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | μισέω | I hate |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́νθρωπος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ᾰ̓́νθρωπος | human being; person (as differentiated from gods, beasts, etc.) |