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Where does “troglodytique” come from?

troglodytique (French) comes from French troglodyte, 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.

troglodytique (French): troglodytic; cave

Definitions

  1. troglodytic; cave

Ancestry of “troglodytique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtroglodytetroglodyte; wren; chimpanzee
2LatinTrōglodytae—
3Ancient GreekτρωγλοδύτηςOne who crawls in holes or caves, such as a snake...
4Ancient Greekτρώγληhole, hollow
5LatinraptorA thief, robber, plunderer; An abductor,...
6Latin-tor-er
7Proto-Italic-tōr—
8Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
9Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
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