Where does “τοξότρια” come from?
τοξότρια (Greek) comes from Greek τοξότης, from Ancient Greek τοξότης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
τοξότρια (Greek): archer
Definitions
- archer
Ancestry of “τοξότρια”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | τοξότης | archer |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τοξότης | archer, bowman; Sagittarius, the Archer; city... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |