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Where does “tripsis” come from?

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

tripsis (English): trituration; shampoo

Definitions

  1. trituration; shampoo

Ancestry of “tripsis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτρῖψιςrubbing, friction
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 →