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Where does “ὑβριστικός” come from?

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

ὑβριστικός (Ancient Greek): Given to wantonness, insolent, violent,...

Definitions

  1. Given to wantonness, insolent, violent,...

Ancestry of “ὑβριστικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-τικόςrelating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,...
2Ancient Greek-σιςAdded to verb stems to form abstract nouns or...
3Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →