Where does “climaterio” come from?

climaterio (Spanish) comes from Ancient Greek κλιμακτήρ, from Ancient Greek -τήρ, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

climaterio (Spanish): climacterium

Definitions

  1. climacterium

Ancestry of “climaterio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκλιμακτήρrung of a ladder; critical point in human life
2Ancient Greek-τήρAdded to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns
3Proto-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 κλιμακτήρ
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