Where does “αἴνεσις” come from?

αἴνεσις (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek αἰνέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

αἴνεσις (Ancient Greek): praise

Definitions

  1. praise

Ancestry of “αἴνεσις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekαἰνέωI tell of, speak of
2Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
3Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
4Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “αἴνεσις”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti →Every word from Ancient Greek -έω →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti →