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Where does “πινοτήρης” come from?

πινοτήρης (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πίνη, from Ancient Greek τηρέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

Ancestry of “πινοτήρης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπίνηpen shell; pearl shell, pearl
2Ancient Greekτηρέωto watch over, take care of, guard; to have an...
3Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “πινοτήρης”

  • pinnothere
  • pinoteres
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