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Where does “σφαιριστήριον” come from?

σφαιριστήριον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -τήριον, from Ancient Greek -τήρ, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

σφαιριστήριον (Ancient Greek): sphaeristerium, ballcourt

Definitions

  1. sphaeristerium, ballcourt

Ancestry of “σφαιριστήριον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-τήριον—
2Ancient Greek-τήρAdded to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns
3Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “σφαιριστήριον”

  • sphaeristerium
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