Where does “peltast” come from?

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

peltast (English): A type of light infantry unit in Ancient Greece...

Definitions

  1. A type of light infantry unit in Ancient Greece...

Ancestry of “peltast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπελταστήςa peltast, a targeteer, one who bears a light...
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 →