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Where does “ἀσκητής” come from?

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

ἀσκητής (Ancient Greek): monk, hermit; practitioner, monk

Definitions

  1. monk, hermit; practitioner, monk

Ancestry of “ἀσκητής”, 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 “ἀσκητής”

  • ascetic
  • asceticism
  • ascetically
  • unascetic
  • nonascetic
  • asceta
  • asceta
  • asceta
  • ascétique
  • ascétiquement
  • アセティシズム
  • asceet
  • ascetisme
  • aszkéta
  • ἀσκητικός
  • aiséiteach
  • aiséitiúil
  • asceta
  • asceticus
  • asceticus
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