Where does “ῥῆξις” come from?

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

ῥῆξις (Ancient Greek): breaking, bursting; breaking forth; discharge

Definitions

  1. breaking, bursting; breaking forth; discharge

Ancestry of “ῥῆξις”, 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 “ῥῆξις”

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