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Where does “ellipt” come from?

ellipt (English) comes from English ellipsis, from Latin ellīpsis, from Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις, from Ancient Greek ἐλλείπω, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

ellipt (English): To omit by ellipsis

Definitions

  1. To omit by ellipsis

Ancestry of “ellipt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishellipsisA mark consisting of three periods, historically...
2Latinellīpsis—
3Ancient GreekἔλλειψιςA falling short, defect; The conic section: an...
4Ancient Greekἐλλείπωto fall short, omit; I fall short, leave out; I...
5Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
6Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
7Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
8Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
9Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
10Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
11Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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