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Where does “τρωγλοδύτης” come from?

τρωγλοδύτης (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τρώγλη, from Latin raptor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

τρωγλοδύτης (Ancient Greek): One who crawls in holes or caves, such as a snake...

Definitions

  1. One who crawls in holes or caves, such as a snake...

Ancestry of “τρωγλοδύτης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτρώγληhole, hollow
2LatinraptorA thief, robber, plunderer; An abductor,...
3Latin-tor-er
4Proto-Italic-tōr—
5Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
6Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

Words derived from “τρωγλοδύτης”

  • troglodyte
  • trog
  • troglodytism
  • troglobiomorphism
  • troglodytes
  • troglodyta
  • Simia troglodytes
  • Homo troglodytes
  • Troglodytes
  • Troglodytidae
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →