Where does “hoplitic” come from?
hoplitic (English) comes from English hoplite, from Ancient Greek ὁπλίτης, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της, from Proto-Hellenic -tāts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
hoplitic (English): Relating to hoplites
Ancestry of “hoplitic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | hoplite | A heavily-armed infantry soldier of Ancient... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὁπλίτης | one who is armed, heavily armored; a heavily... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ίτης | Suffix forming a masculine noun: one connected... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |