Etymology Explorer › Ancient Greek

Where does “ἴασις” come from?

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

ἴασις (Ancient Greek): cure, remedy; repair, mend

Definitions

  1. cure, remedy; repair, mend

Ancestry of “ἴασις”, 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 “ἴασις”

  • candidiasis
  • leishmaniasis
  • schistosomiasis
  • trypanosomiasis
  • filariasis
  • trichomoniasis
  • giardiasis
  • myiasis
  • amoebiasis
  • trichiasis
  • ascariasis
  • distichiasis
  • dracunculiasis
  • strongyloidiasis
  • toxocariasis
  • helminthiasis
  • fascioliasis
  • paragonimiasis
  • trichuriasis
  • cyclosporiasis
  • hepatolithiasis
  • capillariasis
  • enterobiasis
  • isosporiasis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →