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Where does “βασανίτης” come from?

βασανίτης (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της, from Proto-Hellenic -tāts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

Ancestry of “βασανίτης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ίτηςSuffix forming a masculine noun: one connected...
2Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
3Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
4Proto-Hellenic-tāts—
5Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
6Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
7Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “βασανίτης”

  • basalt
  • basaltic
  • basanite
  • trachybasalt
  • metabasalt
  • basaltoid
  • trachybasaltic
  • picrobasalt
  • basanitic
  • basaltiform
  • nonbasaltic
  • basaltware
  • basalte
  • nonbasalt
  • basaltes
  • basanites
  • базальт
  • basalte
  • basalt
  • basalten
  • basalt
  • basalt
  • basalt
  • bazalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →