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Where does “elater” come from?

elater (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἐλατήρ, from Ancient Greek ἐλαύνω, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

Ancestry of “elater”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐλατήρdriver, especially of horses, charioteer; rower,...
2Ancient Greekἐλαύνωdrive, set in motion; ride a horse, drive a...
3Ancient Greek-τόςcreates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
4Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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