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Where does “danisticus” come from?

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

danisticus (Latin): of or pertaining to the lending of money

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to the lending of money

Ancestry of “danisticus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindanistaA moneylender, usurer, creditor
2Ancient Greekδανειστήςmoneylender, creditor
3Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
4Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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