Where does “halteres” come from?

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

halteres (English): plural of haltere

Definitions

  1. plural of haltere

Ancestry of “halteres”, 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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr →Every word from Ancient Greek -τήρ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἁλτῆρες →