Where does “halterofilia” come from?

halterofilia (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese haltere, from Ancient Greek ἁλτῆρες, from Ancient Greek -τήρ, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

halterofilia (Portuguese): weightlifting

Definitions

  1. weightlifting

Ancestry of “halterofilia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesehalteredumbbell
2Ancient Greekἁλτῆρεςdumbbells
3Ancient Greek-τήρAdded to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns
4Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “halterofilia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr →Every word from Ancient Greek -τήρ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἁλτῆρες →