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Where does “anaphylaxie” come from?

anaphylaxie (French) comes from Ancient Greek φύλαξις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

Ancestry of “anaphylaxie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφύλαξιςan act of watching, guarding; a security
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
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