Where does “troglodytes” come from?
troglodytes (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek τρωγλοδύτης, from Ancient Greek τρώγλη, from Latin raptor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
troglodytes (Latin): cave-dweller
Ancestry of “troglodytes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | τρωγλοδύτης | One who crawls in holes or caves, such as a snake... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τρώγλη | hole, hollow |
| 3 | Latin | raptor | A thief, robber, plunderer; An abductor,... |
| 4 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
Words derived from “troglodytes”