Where does “ellipsis” come from?

Ellipsis comes from Latin ellipsis, from Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις, a noun formed with the suffix -σις from a Greek root, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -tis.

ellipsis (English): A mark consisting of three periods, historically...

Definitions

A mark consisting of three periods, historically...

Ancestry of “ellipsis”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	ellīpsis	ellipsis
2	Ancient Greek	ἔλλειψις	A falling short, defect; The conic section: an...
3	Ancient Greek	ἐλλείπω	to fall short, omit; I fall short, leave out; I...
4	Ancient Greek	ἐν-	in, within; on
5	Ancient Greek	ἐν	in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
6	Ancient Greek	δέρμα	skin, hide
7	Ancient Greek	γλυφή	carving, carved work; hole cut
8	Ancient Greek	-ῐ́ᾱ	{{l\|en\|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
9	Proto-Indo-European	-íh₂	—
10	Proto-Indo-European	-h₂	Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “ellipsis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐν- →