Where does “apocrisi” come from?
apocrisi (Aromanian) comes from Greek απόκριση, from Byzantine Greek ἀπόκρισις, from Ancient Greek ἀπόκρισις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
apocrisi (Aromanian): answer, response, reply
Ancestry of “apocrisi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | απόκριση | answer, response; excretion |
| 2 | Byzantine Greek | ἀπόκρισις | answer; separation, answer, embassy or... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀπόκρισις | separation, answer, embassy or commission;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |