Where does “drome” come from?
drome (English) comes from English aerodrome, from English -drome, from Ancient Greek δρόμος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
drome (English): The crab plover, "Dromas ardeola", of North...
Definitions
- The crab plover, "Dromas ardeola", of North...
Ancestry of “drome”, step by step
drome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English aerodrome
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | aerodrome | An airfield; A flying machine composed of... |
| 2 | English | -drome | path |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δρόμος | race, running; racetrack; course, path |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |