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Where does “πρόσληψις” come from?

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

πρόσληψις (Ancient Greek): taking in addition; additional assumption;...

Definitions

  1. taking in addition; additional assumption;...

Ancestry of “πρόσληψις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
2Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
3Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “πρόσληψις”

  • proslepsis
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