Where does “troglodytic” come from?
troglodytic (English) comes from Latin troglodyticus, from Ancient Greek τρωγλοδυτικός, from Ancient Greek τρωγλοδύτης, from Ancient Greek τρώγλη, from Latin raptor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr.
troglodytic (English): Of or pertaining to troglodytes, or dwellers in...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to troglodytes, or dwellers in...
Ancestry of “troglodytic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | troglodyticus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τρωγλοδυτικός | of cave-/hole-dwellers |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τρωγλοδύτης | One who crawls in holes or caves, such as a snake... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τρώγλη | hole, hollow |
| 5 | Latin | raptor | A thief, robber, plunderer; An abductor,... |
| 6 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |