Where does “phylaxis” come from?

phylaxis (English) comes from Ancient Greek φύλαξις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

phylaxis (English): Protection against infectious disease

Definitions

  1. Protection against infectious disease

Ancestry of “phylaxis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφύλαξιςan act of watching, guarding; a security
2Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
3Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “phylaxis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek φύλαξις →