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Where does “épenthétique” come from?

épenthétique (French) comes from Ancient Greek ἐπενθετικός, from Ancient Greek ἐπένθεσις, from Ancient Greek ἐπεντίθημι, from Ancient Greek ἐντίθημι, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

épenthétique (French): epenthetic

Definitions

  1. epenthetic

Ancestry of “épenthétique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐπενθετικόςinserted
2Ancient GreekἐπένθεσιςInsertion of a letter
3Ancient GreekἐπεντίθημιI insert; I put in besides, in addition to
4Ancient GreekἐντίθημιI put in, implant, insert
5Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
6Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
7Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
8Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
9Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
10Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
11Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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