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Where does “Trōglodytae” come from?

Trōglodytae (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek τρωγλοδύτης, 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.

Ancestry of “Trōglodytae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekτρωγλοδύτηςOne who crawls in holes or caves, such as a snake...
2Ancient Greekτρώγληhole, hollow
3LatinraptorA thief, robber, plunderer; An abductor,...
4Latin-tor-er
5Proto-Italic-tōr—
6Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
7Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
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