Where does “deletéreo” come from?
deletéreo (Spanish) comes from Medieval Latin deleterius, from Ancient Greek δηλητήριος, from Ancient Greek δηλητήρ, from Ancient Greek -τήρ, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
deletéreo (Spanish): deleterious
Definitions
- deleterious
Ancestry of “deletéreo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | deleterius | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δηλητήριος | harmful, damaging, destructive; mischievous |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δηλητήρ | destroyer |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τήρ | Added to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |