Where does “nouthetic” come from?

nouthetic (English) comes from Ancient Greek νουθετέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

nouthetic (English): Being or relating to a form of Evangelical Protestant pastoral counseling based upon the Bible and focused on Christ

Definitions

  1. Being or relating to a form of Evangelical Protestant pastoral counseling based upon the Bible and focused on Christ

Ancestry of “nouthetic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekνουθετέωI admonish, warn, counsel, exhort
2Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
3Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
4Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Ancient Greek -έωEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti