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Where does “Ἀστακός” come from?

Ἀστακός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὀστέον, from Ancient Greek κλάσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

Ἀστακός (Ancient Greek): spiny lobster; common lobster; European crayfish

Definitions

  1. spiny lobster; common lobster; European crayfish

Ancestry of “Ἀστακός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀστέονbone; bones of the earth = rock; stone of fruit
2Ancient Greekκλάσιςbreaking, fracture; bending of the knee joint,...
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “Ἀστακός”

  • astaci
  • astacus
  • astice
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