Where does “θίξις” come from?

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

θίξις (Ancient Greek): touching; touch

Definitions

  1. touching; touch

Ancestry of “θίξις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekθιγγάνω—
2Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
3Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “θίξις”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek -τις →