Where does “ελκυστήρας” come from?

ελκυστήρας (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἑλκυστήρ, from Ancient Greek ἕλκω, from Proto-Indo-European selk- — to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw.

ελκυστήρας (Greek): tractor

Definitions

  1. tractor

Ancestry of “ελκυστήρας”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἑλκυστήρ—
2Ancient Greekἕλκωto drag
3Proto-Indo-Europeanselk-to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European selk- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἕλκω →Every word from Ancient Greek ἑλκυστήρ →