Where does “αισχροκερδής” come from?

αισχροκερδής (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek αἰσχροκερδής, from Ancient Greek αἰσχρός, from Ancient Greek -ρός, from Proto-Indo-European -rós — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

αισχροκερδής (Greek): mercenary, profiteering

Definitions

  1. mercenary, profiteering

Ancestry of “αισχροκερδής”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekαἰσχροκερδήςsordidly greedy for gain; shamefully avaricious
2Ancient Greekαἰσχρόςcausing shame, dishonoring, reproachful; ugly,...
3Ancient Greek-ρόςable, tending to be X'ed (for a verb X); a suffix generally deriving adjectives from verbal stems
4Proto-Indo-European-rósForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -rós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ρός →Every word from Ancient Greek αἰσχρός →