Where does “somesthesis” come from?
somesthesis (English) comes from English somatic, from French somatique, from Ancient Greek σωματικός, from Ancient Greek -τικός, from Ancient Greek -σις, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
somesthesis (English): All of the various sensory systems in the skin...
Definitions
- All of the various sensory systems in the skin...
Ancestry of “somesthesis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | somatic | Part of, or relating to the body of an organism;... |
| 2 | French | somatique | somatic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σωματικός | bodily |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τικός | relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -σις | Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |