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Where does “cremasteric” come from?

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

cremasteric (English): Of or relating to cremasters

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to cremasters

Ancestry of “cremasteric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcremasterA thin muscle attached to the testicles; In the...
2Ancient Greekκρεμαστήρcremaster; stalk by which a grape-cluster hangs
3Ancient Greek-τήρAdded to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns
4Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
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