Where does “προθετικός” come from?

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

προθετικός (Ancient Greek): of or for prefixing; prepositional

Definitions

  1. of or for prefixing; prepositional

Ancestry of “προθετικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπρόθεσιςsetting before; a preposing, preposition; purpose
2Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
3Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “προθετικός

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tisEvery word from Ancient Greek -σῐςEvery word from Ancient Greek πρόθεσις
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