Where does “climacteriu” come from?
climacteriu (Romanian) comes from Finnish klimakterium, from Ancient Greek κλιμακτήρ, from Ancient Greek -τήρ, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
climacteriu (Romanian): climacterium
Definitions
- climacterium
Ancestry of “climacteriu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | klimakterium | climacteric, climacterium, menopause |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κλιμακτήρ | rung of a ladder; critical point in human life |
| 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... |