Where does “sīstrum” come from?

sīstrum (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek σεῖστρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

sīstrum (Latin): sistrum

Definitions

  1. sistrum

Ancestry of “sīstrum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσεῖστρονsistrum
2Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
3Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
4Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
5Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “sīstrum

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗrEvery word from Ancient Greek -τρονEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -trom
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