Where does “antithèse” come from?
antithèse (French) comes from Latin antithēsis, from Ancient Greek ἀντίθεσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
antithèse (French): antithesis
Definitions
- antithesis
Ancestry of “antithèse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | antithēsis | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀντίθεσις | opposition, resistance; contradiction; antithesis |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |