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Where does “σφῐγκτήρ” come from?

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

σφῐγκτήρ (Ancient Greek): that which binds tight, lace, band; muscle which...

Definitions

  1. that which binds tight, lace, band; muscle which...

Ancestry of “σφῐγκτήρ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “σφῐγκτήρ”

  • sphincter
  • sphincterotomy
  • sphincteric
  • intersphincteric
  • rhabdosphincter
  • sphincteral
  • transphincteric
  • spintrian
  • sphintria
  • spintria
  • esfínter
  • sphincter
  • σφιγκτήρας
  • sphincter
  • sphincter
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