Where does “anatexis” come from?
anatexis (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἀνατῆξις, from Ancient Greek τῆξις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
anatexis (English): The metamorphism of plutonic rock into magma in...
Definitions
- The metamorphism of plutonic rock into magma in...
Ancestry of “anatexis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀνατῆξις | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τῆξις | a melting; a wasting, loss of flesh; a solution |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |