Where does “analecta” come from?

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

analecta (Latin): The slave that collected the crumbs after a meal

Definitions

  1. The slave that collected the crumbs after a meal

Ancestry of “analecta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀναλέκτηςa slave who picked up crumbs after a meal
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 pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →