Where does “ταλαιπωρία” come from?
ταλαιπωρία (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τᾰλαιπωρῐ́ᾱ, from Ancient Greek ταλαίπωρος, from Ancient Greek πορεύω, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.
ταλαιπωρία (Greek): hardship, suffering, trial hard times
Definitions
- hardship, suffering, trial hard times
Ancestry of “ταλαιπωρία”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | τᾰλαιπωρῐ́ᾱ | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ταλαίπωρος | suffering, distressed, miserable |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πορεύω | to cause to go, carry, convey; to be driven or... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |