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Where does “γεῦσις” come from?

γεῦσις (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

γεῦσις (Ancient Greek): taste

Definitions

  1. taste

Ancestry of “γεῦσις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
2Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
3Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “γεῦσις”

  • γεύση
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →