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Where does “παγκρατιαστής” come from?

παγκρατιαστής (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

παγκρατιαστής (Ancient Greek): one who practices the pankration

Definitions

  1. one who practices the pankration

Ancestry of “παγκρατιαστής”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
2Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “παγκρατιαστής”

  • pancratiastes
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