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Where does “hoplita” come from?

hoplita (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ὁπλίτης, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της, from Proto-Hellenic -tāts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

Ancestry of “hoplita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὁπλίτηςone who is armed, heavily armored; a heavily...
2Ancient Greek-ίτηςSuffix forming a masculine noun: one connected...
3Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
4Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
5Proto-Hellenic-tāts—
6Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
7Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
8Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “hoplita”

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