Where does “τρώγλη” come from?
τρώγλη (Ancient Greek) comes from Latin raptor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
τρώγλη (Ancient Greek): hole, hollow
Definitions
- hole, hollow
Ancestry of “τρώγλη”, step by step
τρώγλη traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin raptor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | raptor | A thief, robber, plunderer; An abductor,... |
| 2 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
via Ancient Greek ξένος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ξένος | foreign; strange, unusual; of parties giving or... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαύνω | drive, set in motion; ride a horse, drive a... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -τός | creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |