Where does “πρόσθεσις” come from?

πρόσθεσις (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek προστίθημι, from Ancient Greek προσ-, from Ancient Greek πρός, from Proto-Indo-European próti — towards.

πρόσθεσις (Ancient Greek): application; addition of a letter to the...

Definitions

  1. application; addition of a letter to the...

Ancestry of “πρόσθεσις”, step by step

πρόσθεσις traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek προστίθημι

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπροστίθημιto put in front of; to hand over, deliver; to...
2Ancient Greekπροσ-motion towards, accession to, or nearness to
3Ancient Greekπρόςforward to, toward
4Proto-Indo-Europeanprótitowards

via Ancient Greek θέσις

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekθέσιςa setting, placement, arrangement; deposit;...
2Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “πρόσθεσις”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European próti →Every word from Ancient Greek πρός →Every word from Ancient Greek προσ- →