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Where does “ἀναχωρητής” come from?

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

ἀναχωρητής (Ancient Greek): one who has retired from the world, anchorite

Definitions

  1. one who has retired from the world, anchorite

Ancestry of “ἀναχωρητής”, 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 “ἀναχωρητής”

  • anchorite
  • anchoress
  • anchoritic
  • anchoret
  • anchoretic
  • anchoritess
  • anchoretism
  • anchoritically
  • anchoretically
  • anchoreta
  • anachoreta
  • anacoreta
  • anacoreta
  • anacoretismo
  • anachorétique
  • anachorétisme
  • anachorète
  • anacoreta
  • anachoreet
  • anachoreta
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