Where does “anacrusis” come from?

anacrusis (Catalan) comes from Catalan anacrusi, 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.

anacrusis (Catalan): plural of anacrusi

Definitions

  1. plural of anacrusi

Ancestry of “anacrusis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalananacrusianacrusis; unstressed syllable at the start of a...
2Ancient Greekἀνάκρουσιςpushing up
3Ancient GreekἀνακρούωI push up
4Ancient Greekκρούωstrike, smite; clap hands; tap
5Ancient Greek-τόςcreates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
6Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tósEvery word from Ancient Greek -τόςEvery word from Ancient Greek κρούω