Where does “deleterio” come from?
deleterio (Italian) comes from French délétère, from Ancient Greek δηλητήριος, from Ancient Greek δηλητήρ, from Ancient Greek -τήρ, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
deleterio (Italian): toxic; harmful, dangerous; damaging, deleterious
Definitions
- toxic; harmful, dangerous; damaging, deleterious
Ancestry of “deleterio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | délétère | hazardous to health and life; pernicious, nocive,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δηλητήριος | harmful, damaging, destructive; mischievous |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δηλητήρ | destroyer |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τήρ | Added to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |