Where does “délétère” come from?
délétère (French) comes from Ancient Greek δηλητήριος, from Ancient Greek δηλητήρ, from Ancient Greek -τήρ, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
délétère (French): hazardous to health and life; pernicious, nocive,...
Definitions
- hazardous to health and life; pernicious, nocive,...
Ancestry of “délétère”, step by step
délétère traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek δηλητήριος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | δηλητήριος | harmful, damaging, destructive; mischievous |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δηλητήρ | destroyer |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -τήρ | Added to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via Ancient Greek δηλητήρῐος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | δηλητήρῐος | harmful, damaging, destructive |