Where does “λιτότης” come from?

λιτότης (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

λιτότης (Ancient Greek): plainness, simplicity; litotes, understatement

Definitions

  1. plainness, simplicity; litotes, understatement

Ancestry of “λιτότης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
2Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “λιτότης”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →