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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

  1. hole, hollow

Ancestry of “τρώγλη”, step by step

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

Words derived from “τρώγλη”

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