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Where does “haltère” come from?

haltère (French) comes from Ancient Greek ἁλτῆρες, from Ancient Greek -τήρ, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

haltère (French): dumbbell, barbell; weight; halter, haltere

Definitions

  1. dumbbell, barbell; weight; halter, haltere

Ancestry of “haltère”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἁλτῆρεςdumbbells
2Ancient Greek-τήρAdded to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns
3Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “haltère”

  • haltérophilie
  • haltérophile
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