Where does “haltere” come from?

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

haltere (English): A small knobbed structure in some two-winged...

Definitions

  1. A small knobbed structure in some two-winged...

Ancestry of “haltere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἁλτῆρεςdumbbells
2Ancient Greek-τήρAdded to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns
3Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “haltere”

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