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Where does “απόκριση” come from?

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

απόκριση (Greek): answer, response; excretion

Definitions

  1. answer, response; excretion

Ancestry of “απόκριση”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekἀπόκρισιςanswer; separation, answer, embassy or...
2Ancient Greekἀπόκρισιςseparation, answer, embassy or commission;...
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “απόκριση”

  • apocrisi
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