Where does “triptote” come from?
triptote (English) comes from Latin triptotum, from Ancient Greek τρίπτωτος, from Ancient Greek πίπτω, from Ancient Greek -ωσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
triptote (English): A noun which has three cases
Definitions
- A noun which has three cases
Ancestry of “triptote”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | triptotum | a noun that only has three cases, a triptote |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τρίπτωτος | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πίπτω | to fall, throw oneself down |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ωσις | abnormal condition or state; state, abnormal... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |