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Where does “ἐλατήρ” come from?

ἐλατήρ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐλαύνω, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

ἐλατήρ (Ancient Greek): driver, especially of horses, charioteer; rower,...

Definitions

  1. driver, especially of horses, charioteer; rower,...

Ancestry of “ἐλατήρ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐλαύνωdrive, set in motion; ride a horse, drive a...
2Ancient Greek-τόςcreates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
3Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “ἐλατήρ”

  • elater
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