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
Ancestry of “tripsis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | τρῖψις | rubbing, friction |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |