Where does “παλιάνθρωπος” come from?

παλιάνθρωπος (Greek) comes from Greek άνθρωπος, 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...

παλιάνθρωπος (Greek): jerk, jackass, douchebag, dick, douche rude, obnoxious, unpleasant, or cruel person

Definitions

  1. jerk, jackass, douchebag, dick, douche rude, obnoxious, unpleasant, or cruel person

Ancestry of “παλιάνθρωπος”, step by step

παλιάνθρωπος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek άνθρωπος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekάνθρωποςa human; person; the species man
2Ancient GreekἌνθρωποςhuman being; person (as differentiated from gods, beasts, etc.)
3Latin-ussuffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,...
4Old Latin-osaccusative masculine plural of -us
5Proto-Italic-os
6Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

via Greek παλιό

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekπαλιό
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ósEvery word from Latin -usEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἄνθρωπος