Where does “βαθμοφόρος” come from?

βαθμοφόρος (Greek) comes from Greek βαθμός, from Ancient Greek βαθμός, from Ancient Greek βαίνω, from Proto-Hellenic gʷəňňō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

βαθμοφόρος (Greek): officer, a person of rank

Definitions

  1. officer, a person of rank

Ancestry of “βαθμοφόρος”, step by step

βαθμοφόρος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek βαθμός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekβαθμόςgrade; rank; degree
2Ancient Greekβαθμόςa step; step
3Ancient Greekβαίνωto go, step, move on foot; to mount; to depart,...
4Proto-Hellenicgʷəňňōto go, to step
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷm̥yétito come
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
8Chichewaiyehe, she

via Greek φόρος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekφόροςtax; tribute
2Ancient GreekφέρωI bring, bear, carry
3Proto-Hellenicpʰérōto bear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yétiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti