Where does “troglo-” come from?

troglo- (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek τρώγλη, from Latin raptor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

troglo- (Italian): cave

Definitions

  1. cave

Ancestry of “troglo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτρώγληhole, hollow
2LatinraptorA thief, robber, plunderer; An abductor,...
3Latin-tor-er
4Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
6Proto-Indo-European-tor-s

Words derived from “troglo-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-sEvery word from Latin -torEvery word from Latin raptor