Where does “prothesis” come from?

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

prothesis (English): The prepending of phonemes at the beginning of a...

Definitions

  1. The prepending of phonemes at the beginning of a...

Ancestry of “prothesis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinprothesis—
2Ancient Greekπρόθεσιςsetting before; a preposing, preposition; purpose
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “prothesis”

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