Where does “μυγοσκοτώστρα” come from?
μυγοσκοτώστρα (Greek) comes from Greek σκοτώστρα, from Greek σκοτώνω, from Byzantine Greek σκοτώνω, from Ancient Greek σκοτόω, from Ancient Greek σκότος, from Proto-Indo-European skh₃tos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.
μυγοσκοτώστρα (Greek): flyswatter
Definitions
- flyswatter
Ancestry of “μυγοσκοτώστρα”, step by step
μυγοσκοτώστρα traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Greek σκοτώστρα
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | σκοτώστρα | swatter; deathtrap; unsportsmanlike, dangerous... |
| 2 | Greek | σκοτώνω | kill, murder, slay; hurt, injure severely; ruin |
| 3 | Byzantine Greek | σκοτώνω | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκοτόω | to blind, to plunge into darkness; to kill |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σκότος | darkness, gloom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skh₃tos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |