Where does “triptotical” come from?
triptotical (English) comes from English triptote, 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.
triptotical (English): Of Arabic nouns or adjectives, taking a different...
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Ancestry of “triptotical”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | triptote | A noun which has three cases |
| 2 | Latin | triptotum | a noun that only has three cases, a triptote |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τρίπτωτος | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πίπτω | to fall, throw oneself down |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ωσις | abnormal condition or state; state, abnormal... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |