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Where does “ακρίτης” come from?

ακρίτης (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek ἀκρίτης, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της, from Proto-Hellenic -tāts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

ακρίτης (Greek): frontiersman; a person who lives in the border...

Definitions

  1. frontiersman; a person who lives in the border...

Ancestry of “ακρίτης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekἀκρίτηςfrontier soldier
2Ancient Greek-ίτηςSuffix forming a masculine noun: one connected...
3Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
4Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
5Proto-Hellenic-tāts—
6Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
7Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
8Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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