Where does “χορευτής” come from?

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

χορευτής (Greek): dancer

Definitions

  1. dancer

Ancestry of “χορευτής”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχορευτήςa choral dancer
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