Where does “αγκίστρι” come from?
αγκίστρι (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek ἀγκίστριν, from Koine Greek ἀγκίστριον, from Ancient Greek ἄγκιστρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
αγκίστρι (Greek): fishhook, fishing hook, hook; bait
Definitions
- fishhook, fishing hook, hook; bait
Ancestry of “αγκίστρι”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Byzantine Greek | ἀγκίστριν | — |
| 2 | Koine Greek | ἀγκίστριον | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄγκιστρον | fishhook |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |