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Where does “endysis” come from?

endysis (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἔνδυσις, from Ancient Greek ἐνδύω, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

endysis (English): The act of developing a new coat of hair, a new...

Definitions

  1. The act of developing a new coat of hair, a new...

Ancestry of “endysis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἔνδυσις—
2Ancient GreekἐνδύωI go into; I clothe
3Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
4Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
5Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
6Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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