Where does “troglophile” come from?

troglophile (English) comes from English troglo-, 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.

troglophile (English): Able to live its entire life in a cave

Definitions

  1. Able to live its entire life in a cave

Ancestry of “troglophile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtroglo-cave
2Ancient Greekτρώγληhole, hollow
3LatinraptorA thief, robber, plunderer; An abductor,...
4Latin-tor-er
5Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
6Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
7Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

Words derived from “troglophile”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →Every word from Latin -tor →Every word from Latin raptor →