Where does “-rrhexis” come from?

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

-rrhexis (English): rupture; splitting

Definitions

  1. rupture; splitting

Ancestry of “-rrhexis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekῥῆξιςbreaking, bursting; breaking forth; discharge
2Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
3Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “-rrhexis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →