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Where does “τοξότης” come from?

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

τοξότης (Ancient Greek): archer, bowman; Sagittarius, the Archer; city...

Definitions

  1. archer, bowman; Sagittarius, the Archer; city...

Ancestry of “τοξότης”, 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 “τοξότης”

  • Toxotes
  • toxotes
  • hippotoxotae
  • τοξότης
  • τοξότρια
  • Toxotes
  • ἱπποτοξότης
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