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Where does “προξενητής” come from?

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

προξενητής (Ancient Greek): a broker, an agent

Definitions

  1. a broker, an agent

Ancestry of “προξενητής”, 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 “προξενητής”

  • proxenetism
  • proxenet
  • proxeneta
  • proxeneta
  • prossenetismo
  • prosseneta
  • proxeneta
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