τρώκτης

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • gnawer, nibbler
  • (figuratively) greedy knave
  • kind of fish with sharp teeth

Etymology

Affix from Ancient Greek τρώγω (eat, chew, gnaw, devour, I ate, crackle) root from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (rub, turn, twist, bore, drill, rub by twisting, pierce, rub by turning, twisting, turnVerb, rub by twistVerb).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*terh₁-

Gloss

rub, turn, twist, bore, drill, rub by twisting, pierce, rub by turning, twisting, turnVerb, rub by twistVerb

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Basic actions and technology

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