Where does “gelast” come from?

gelast (English) comes from Ancient Greek γελαστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

gelast (English): One who tends to laugh; a laugher

Definitions

  1. One who tends to laugh; a laugher

Ancestry of “gelast”, step by step

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