Where does “έκφραση” come from?

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

έκφραση (Greek): expression

Definitions

  1. expression

Ancestry of “έκφραση”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἔκφρασιςdescription; ekphrasis
2Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
3Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek -τις →