Where does “arsic” come from?
arsic (English) comes from English Arsis, from Latin arsis, from Ancient Greek ἄρσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
arsic (English): Of the elevation of the voice in pronouncing the...
Definitions
- Of the elevation of the voice in pronouncing the...
Ancestry of “arsic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Arsis | Raising of the voice in prosody, accented part of... |
| 2 | Latin | arsis | dative masculine plural of arsus; dative feminine... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄρσις | raising, elevation |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |