Where does “halteră” come from?

halteră (Romanian) comes from French haltère, from Ancient Greek ἁλτῆρες, from Ancient Greek -τήρ, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

halteră (Romanian): barbell

Definitions

  1. barbell

Ancestry of “halteră”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhaltèredumbbell, barbell; weight; halter, haltere
2Ancient Greekἁλτῆρεςdumbbells
3Ancient Greek-τήρAdded to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns
4Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗrEvery word from Ancient Greek -τήρEvery word from Ancient Greek ἁλτῆρες