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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

  1. The metamorphism of plutonic rock into magma in...

Ancestry of “anatexis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀνατῆξις—
2Ancient Greekτῆξιςa melting; a wasting, loss of flesh; a solution
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →