Where does “-tron” come from?

-tron (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

-tron (Proto-Hellenic): Forms instrument nouns from verb stems

Definitions

  1. Forms instrument nouns from verb stems

Ancestry of “-tron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
2Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “-tron”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -trom →