Where does “Askese” come from?

Askese (German) comes from Ancient Greek ἄσκησις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

Askese (German): asceticism

Definitions

  1. asceticism

Ancestry of “Askese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄσκησιςexercise, training, practice
2Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
3Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “Askese”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek -τις →