Where does “-τήριο” come from?
-τήριο (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -τήριον, from Ancient Greek -τήρ, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
-τήριο (Greek): πλένω + API → πλυντήριο; στεγνώνω + API →...
Definitions
- πλένω + API → πλυντήριο; στεγνώνω + API →...
Ancestry of “-τήριο”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | -τήριον | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -τήρ | Added to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |