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Where does “thlipsis” come from?

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

thlipsis (English): Compression, especially constriction of vessels...

Definitions

  1. Compression, especially constriction of vessels...

Ancestry of “thlipsis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekθλῖψιςpressure
2Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
3Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →