Where does “-iasis” come from?

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

-iasis (English): A pathological condition or process

Definitions

  1. A pathological condition or process

Ancestry of “-iasis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἴασιςcure, remedy; repair, mend
2Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
3Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “-iasis”

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