Where does “κράτησις” come from?
κράτησις (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κρατέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
κράτησις (Ancient Greek): might, power, dominion
Definitions
- might, power, dominion
Ancestry of “κράτησις”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | κρατέω | to rule, command; to conquer, prevail, gain the... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |