Where does “ταλαίπωρος” come from?
ταλαίπωρος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πορεύω, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.
ταλαίπωρος (Ancient Greek): suffering, distressed, miserable
Definitions
- suffering, distressed, miserable
Ancestry of “ταλαίπωρος”, step by step
ταλαίπωρος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek πορεύω
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | πορεύω | to cause to go, carry, convey; to be driven or... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |
via Ancient Greek τάλας
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | τάλας | suffering |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | telh₂- | to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom |
Words derived from “ταλαίπωρος”