Where does “ptyxis” come from?

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

ptyxis (English): The way in which an individual leaf is folded in...

Definitions

  1. The way in which an individual leaf is folded in...

Ancestry of “ptyxis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinptyxis—
2Ancient GreekπτύξιςA folding; a corrugation
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek -τις →