Where does “deleterius” come from?
deleterius (Medieval Latin) comes from Ancient Greek δηλητήριος, from Ancient Greek δηλητήρ, from Ancient Greek -τήρ, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Ancestry of “deleterius”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | δηλητήριος | harmful, damaging, destructive; mischievous |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δηλητήρ | destroyer |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -τήρ | Added to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |