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Where does “anacrusi” come from?

anacrusi (Catalan) comes from Ancient Greek ἀνάκρουσις, from Ancient Greek ἀνακρούω, from Ancient Greek κρούω, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

anacrusi (Catalan): anacrusis; unstressed syllable at the start of a...

Definitions

  1. anacrusis; unstressed syllable at the start of a...

Ancestry of “anacrusi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀνάκρουσιςpushing up
2Ancient GreekἀνακρούωI push up
3Ancient Greekκρούωstrike, smite; clap hands; tap
4Ancient Greek-τόςcreates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
5Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “anacrusi”

  • anacrusis
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