Where does “πτύξις” come from?

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

πτύξις (Ancient Greek): A folding; a corrugation

Definitions

  1. A folding; a corrugation

Ancestry of “πτύξις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
2Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
3Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “πτύξις”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek -τις →
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