Where does “epenthesis” come from?

epenthesis (Dutch) comes from Latin epenthesis, from Ancient Greek ἐπένθεσις, from Ancient Greek ἐπεντίθημι, from Ancient Greek ἐντίθημι, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

epenthesis (Dutch): epenthesis

Definitions

epenthesis

Ancestry of “epenthesis”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	epenthesis	—
2	Ancient Greek	ἐπένθεσις	Insertion of a letter
3	Ancient Greek	ἐπεντίθημι	I insert; I put in besides, in addition to
4	Ancient Greek	ἐντίθημι	I put in, implant, insert
5	Ancient Greek	ἐν-	in, within; on
6	Ancient Greek	ἐν	in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
7	Ancient Greek	δέρμα	skin, hide
8	Ancient Greek	γλυφή	carving, carved work; hole cut
9	Ancient Greek	-ῐ́ᾱ	{{l\|en\|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
10	Proto-Indo-European	-íh₂	—
11	Proto-Indo-European	-h₂	Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

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