Where does “paraphraser” come from?
paraphraser (English) comes from English paraphrase, from Middle French paraphrase, from Latin paraphrasis, from Ancient Greek παράφρασις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
paraphraser (English): One who paraphrases
Ancestry of “paraphraser”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | paraphrase | A restatement of a text in different words, often... |
| 2 | Middle French | paraphrase | — |
| 3 | Latin | paraphrasis | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παράφρασις | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |