Where does “enclitic” come from?
enclitic (English) comes from Late Latin encliticus, from Ancient Greek ἐγκλιτικός, from Ancient Greek ἔγκλισις, from Ancient Greek ἐγκλίνω, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
enclitic (English): A clitic that joins with the preceding word...
Definitions
- A clitic that joins with the preceding word...
Ancestry of “enclitic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Late Latin | encliticus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐγκλιτικός | inclined towards |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἔγκλισις | inclination; slope; defeat, failure; displacement |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐγκλίνω | lean on; to incline |
| 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 “enclitic”