Where does “ληστής” come from?

ληστής (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek λῃστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

ληστής (Greek): robber, thief, bandit, burglar; profiteering;...

Definitions

  1. robber, thief, bandit, burglar; profiteering;...

Ancestry of “ληστής”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλῃστήςrobber, bandit; pirate, buccaneer; revolutionary,...
2Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
3Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “ληστής”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →