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Where does “gelastic” come from?

gelastic (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.

gelastic (English): Pertaining to laughter, used in laughing, or to...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to laughter, used in laughing, or to...

Ancestry of “gelastic”, 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

Words derived from “gelastic”

  • agelastic
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