Where does “troglodyte” come from?
troglodyte (English) comes from Latin Trōglodytae, from Ancient Greek τρωγλοδύτης, from Ancient Greek τρώγλη, from Latin raptor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
troglodyte (English): A member of a supposed prehistoric race that...
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- A member of a supposed prehistoric race that...
Ancestry of “troglodyte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Trōglodytae | A tribe of Ethiopia who dwelt in caves |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τρωγλοδύτης | One who crawls in holes or caves, such as a snake... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τρώγλη | hole, hollow |
| 4 | Latin | raptor | A thief, robber, plunderer; An abductor,... |
| 5 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |