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Where does “φιλεραστής” come from?

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

φιλεραστής (Ancient Greek): one who is fond of a lover; one who enjoys having...

Definitions

  1. one who is fond of a lover; one who enjoys having...

Ancestry of “φιλεραστής”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐραστήςlover, erastes; fan, adherent, admirer
2Ancient Greek-στηςAlternative form of -της
3Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
4Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “φιλεραστής”

  • Philerast
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