Where does “diegesis” come from?

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

diegesis (English): A narration or recitation

Definitions

  1. A narration or recitation

Ancestry of “diegesis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδιήγησιςnarration, narrative
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 →
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