Where does “ἀσπιστής” come from?

ἀσπιστής (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

ἀσπιστής (Ancient Greek): one armed with a shield, warrior

Definitions

  1. one armed with a shield, warrior

Ancestry of “ἀσπιστής”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
2Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
3Proto-Hellenic-tās—

Words derived from “ἀσπιστής”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →Every word from Ancient Greek -ιστής →