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Where does “chrysogaster” come from?

chrysogaster (Latin) comes from Latin gaster, from Ancient Greek γαστήρ, from Ancient Greek -τήρ, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

chrysogaster (Latin): having a yellow belly

Definitions

  1. having a yellow belly

Ancestry of “chrysogaster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingasterbelly
2Ancient Greekγαστήρbelly; womb; stomach, appetite
3Ancient Greek-τήρAdded to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns
4Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
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