Where does “halterci” come from?

halterci (Turkish) comes from Turkish halter, from French haltère, from Ancient Greek ἁλτῆρες, from Ancient Greek -τήρ, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

halterci (Turkish): weightlifter

Definitions

  1. weightlifter

Ancestry of “halterci”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishhalterbarbell, dumbbell
2Frenchhaltèredumbbell, barbell; weight; halter, haltere
3Ancient Greekἁλτῆρεςdumbbells
4Ancient Greek-τήρAdded to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns
5Proto-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 ἁλτῆρες
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