Where does “trogloditicesc” come from?
trogloditicesc (Romanian) comes from Romanian troglodit, from French troglodyte, from Latin Trōglodytae, from Ancient Greek τρωγλοδύτης, from Ancient Greek τρώγλη, from Latin raptor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr.
trogloditicesc (Romanian): troglodytic
Definitions
- troglodytic
Ancestry of “trogloditicesc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | troglodit | troglodyte |
| 2 | French | troglodyte | troglodyte; wren; chimpanzee |
| 3 | Latin | Trōglodytae | A tribe of Ethiopia who dwelt in caves |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τρωγλοδύτης | One who crawls in holes or caves, such as a snake... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τρώγλη | hole, hollow |
| 6 | Latin | raptor | A thief, robber, plunderer; An abductor,... |
| 7 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |