Where does “ἐσωτερικός” come from?

ἐσωτερικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐσώτερος, from Ancient Greek -τερος, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.

ἐσωτερικός (Ancient Greek): belonging to an inner circle, esoteric

Definitions

  1. belonging to an inner circle, esoteric

Ancestry of “ἐσωτερικός”, step by step

ἐσωτερικός traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἐσώτερος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐσώτερος—
2Ancient Greek-τεροςUsed on adjectives that express some notion of...
3Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix

via Ancient Greek ἐσωτέρω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐσωτέρωfurther inside

Words derived from “ἐσωτερικός”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -teros →Every word from Ancient Greek -τερος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐσώτερος →