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
- Of or relating to polyptoton
Ancestry of “polyptotonic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | polyptoton | A stylistic scheme in which words from the same... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πολύπτωτον | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πίπτω | to fall, throw oneself down |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ωσις | abnormal condition or state; state, abnormal... |
| 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 |