Where does “diptote” come from?
diptote (English) comes from Latin diptotum, from Ancient Greek δίπτωτος, from Ancient Greek πτῶσις, from Ancient Greek πίπτω, from Ancient Greek -ωσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
diptote (English): A noun which has only two cases
Definitions
- A noun which has only two cases
Ancestry of “diptote”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | diptotum | a noun that only has two cases, a diptote |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δίπτωτος | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πτῶσις | falling, a fall; case; inflection |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πίπτω | to fall, throw oneself down |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ωσις | abnormal condition or state; state, abnormal... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |