Where does “зостера” come from?

зостера (Russian) comes from Translingual Zostera, from Ancient Greek ζωστήρ, from Ancient Greek -τήρ, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

зостера (Russian): zostera (Zostera-genus plants)

Definitions

  1. zostera (Zostera-genus plants)

Ancestry of “зостера”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualZosteragenus
2Ancient Greekζωστήρwarrior's belt; girdle
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 -tḗr →Every word from Ancient Greek -τήρ →Every word from Ancient Greek ζωστήρ →