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Where does “προστάτης” come from?

προστάτης (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἵστημι, from Proto-Hellenic hístāmi, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

προστάτης (Ancient Greek): one who stands before, protector, guardian; one...

Definitions

  1. one who stands before, protector, guardian; one...

Ancestry of “προστάτης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἵστημιto make to stand, to stand, set; to stop, stay,...
2Proto-Hellenichístāmito stand
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “προστάτης”

  • prostate
  • prostatic
  • prostatectomy
  • prostatitis
  • periprostatic
  • intraprostatic
  • postprostatectomy
  • puboprostatic
  • extraprostatic
  • prostatism
  • cystoprostatectomy
  • prostatodynia
  • prostatomegaly
  • vesicoprostatic
  • prostatotomy
  • nonprostatic
  • prostatovesiculectomy
  • cryoprostatectomy
  • urethroprostatic
  • cystoprostatovesiculectomy
  • prostata
  • próstata
  • prostatitis
  • prostatectomia
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