Where does “Toxotes” come from?

Toxotes (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek τοξότης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Toxotes (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Toxotes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτοξότηςarcher, bowman; Sagittarius, the Archer; city...
2Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
3Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →