Where does “απόκλιση” come from?
απόκλιση (Greek) comes from Greek κλίση, from Ancient Greek κλίσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
απόκλιση (Greek): declination; deviation
Ancestry of “απόκλιση”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | κλίση | inclination, tilt, steepness, slope; inclination,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κλίσις | bending, inclination; a lying down; a place for... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |