Where does “λιτότητα” come from?

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

λιτότητα (Greek): austerity, frugality, frugalness, thrift

Definitions

  1. austerity, frugality, frugalness, thrift

Ancestry of “λιτότητα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλιτότηςplainness, simplicity; litotes, understatement
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →