Where does “auxesis” come from?

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

auxesis (English): A rhetorical device whereby the subject matter is...

Definitions

  1. A rhetorical device whereby the subject matter is...

Ancestry of “auxesis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekαὔξησιςgrowth, increase
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 -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek -τις →