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Where does “ἀπόδοσις” come from?

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

ἀπόδοσις (Ancient Greek): giving back, restitution, return; payment;...

Definitions

  1. giving back, restitution, return; payment;...

Ancestry of “ἀπόδοσις”, 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 “ἀπόδοσις”

  • apodosis
  • apodose
  • apodosis
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