Where does “φράχτης” come from?

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

φράχτης (Greek): fence; wall; hedge

Definitions

  1. fence; wall; hedge

Ancestry of “φράχτης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφράκτηςsluice with gates
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 pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Ancient Greek -τής
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