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Where does “ἐξέτασις” come from?

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

ἐξέτασις (Ancient Greek): cloese examination, scrutiny, test, inquiry;...

Definitions

  1. cloese examination, scrutiny, test, inquiry;...

Ancestry of “ἐξέτασις”, 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 “ἐξέτασις”

  • εξέταση
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