Where does “Lachesis” come from?

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

Lachesis (English): The venom of "Lachesis muta", the bushmaster...

Definitions

  1. The venom of "Lachesis muta", the bushmaster...

Ancestry of “Lachesis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΛάχεσιςLachesis, one of the three Fates
2Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
3Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tisEvery word from Ancient Greek -σῐςEvery word from Ancient Greek -τις
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