Where does “τρώκτης” come from?

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

τρώκτης (Ancient Greek): gnawer, nibbler; greedy knave; kind of fish with...

Definitions

  1. gnawer, nibbler; greedy knave; kind of fish with...

Ancestry of “τρώκτης”, 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 “τρώκτης”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →