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Where does “anaptyxis” come from?

anaptyxis (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἀνάπτυξις, from Ancient Greek ἀναπτύσσω, from Ancient Greek ἀνα-, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ — up; to, again, upon.

anaptyxis (English): The epenthesis of a vowel; svarabhakti: for...

Definitions

  1. The epenthesis of a vowel; svarabhakti: for...

Ancestry of “anaptyxis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀνάπτυξιςgaping, opening, unfolding
2Ancient GreekἀναπτύσσωI unfold
3Ancient Greekἀνα-up to, upwards, up; thoroughly; indicating...
4Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ́up; to, again, upon
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