Where does “βατραχάνθρωπος” come from?
βατραχάνθρωπος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Ἄνθρωπος, from Latin -us, from Old Latin -os, from Proto-Italic -os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
βατραχάνθρωπος (Greek): frogman
Definitions
- frogman
Ancestry of “βατραχάνθρωπος”, step by step
βατραχάνθρωπος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek Ἄνθρωπος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Ἄνθρωπος | human being; person (as differentiated from gods, beasts, etc.) |
| 2 | Latin | -us | suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,... |
| 3 | Old Latin | -os | accusative masculine plural of -us |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -os | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |
via Ancient Greek βάτραχος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | βάτραχος | frog; anglerfish |