Where does “erotesis” come from?
erotesis (English) comes from Latin erotesis, from Ancient Greek ἐρώτησις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
erotesis (English): A figure of speech whereby a question is asked in...
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- A figure of speech whereby a question is asked in...
Ancestry of “erotesis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | erotesis | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐρώτησις | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |