Where does “estheet” come from?

estheet (Dutch) comes from French esthète, from Ancient Greek αἰσθητής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

estheet (Dutch): aesthete

Definitions

  1. aesthete

Ancestry of “estheet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchesthèteaesthete
2Ancient Greekαἰσθητήςone who perceives
3Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
4Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Ancient Greek -τής
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