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Where does “αμφιθέατρο” come from?

αμφιθέατρο (Greek) comes from Greek θέατρο, from Ancient Greek θέατρον, 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...

αμφιθέατρο (Greek): amphitheatre , amphitheater; lecture theatre,...

Definitions

  1. amphitheatre , amphitheater; lecture theatre,...

Ancestry of “αμφιθέατρο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekθέατροtheatre , theater
2Ancient Greekθέατρονtheatre, gathering place; play, spectacle
3Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
4Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
6Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
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