Where does “cremaster” come from?

cremaster (English) comes from Ancient Greek κρεμαστήρ, from Ancient Greek -τήρ, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

cremaster (English): A thin muscle attached to the testicles; In the...

Definitions

  1. A thin muscle attached to the testicles; In the...

Ancestry of “cremaster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκρεμαστήρcremaster; stalk by which a grape-cluster hangs
2Ancient Greek-τήρAdded to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns
3Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “cremaster”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr →Every word from Ancient Greek -τήρ →Every word from Ancient Greek κρεμαστήρ →
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