Where does “φυσητήρας” come from?
φυσητήρας (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek φυσητήρ, from Ancient Greek φῡσάω, from Ancient Greek -άω, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
φυσητήρας (Greek): bellows
Definitions
- bellows
Ancestry of “φυσητήρας”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | φυσητήρ | blowpipe or tube, an instrument for blowing;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | φῡσάω | to blow, to puff; to snort |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -άω | Forms verbs, usually from nouns in |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |