Where does “polyptotonic” come from?

polyptotonic (English) comes from English polyptoton, from Ancient Greek πολύπτωτον, from Ancient Greek πίπτω, from Ancient Greek -ωσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

polyptotonic (English): Of or relating to polyptoton

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to polyptoton

Ancestry of “polyptotonic”, step by step

polyptotonic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English polyptoton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpolyptotonA stylistic scheme in which words from the same...
2Ancient Greekπολύπτωτον
3Ancient Greekπίπτωto fall, throw oneself down
4Ancient Greek-ωσιςabnormal condition or state; state, abnormal...
5Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
6Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via English ic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicrelated or pertaining to; having the character of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tisEvery word from Ancient Greek -σῐςEvery word from Ancient Greek -ωσις