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Where does “philatory” come from?

philatory (English) comes from Old French filatiere, from Latin philaterium, from Latin phylacterium, from Ancient Greek φυλακτήριον, from Ancient Greek -τήριον, from Ancient Greek -τήρ, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

philatory (English): A kind of transparent reliquary with an...

Definitions

  1. A kind of transparent reliquary with an...

Ancestry of “philatory”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfilatieresmall piece of parchment inscribed with the Ten...
2Latinphilaterium—
3Latinphylacteriumamulet; phylactery; gladiator's medal
4Ancient GreekφυλακτήριονFortified, guarded outpost, garrison; Safeguard,...
5Ancient Greek-τήριον—
6Ancient Greek-τήρAdded to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns
7Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
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