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Where does “εντυπωσιάζω” come from?

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

εντυπωσιάζω (Greek): to impress

Definitions

  1. to impress

Ancestry of “εντυπωσιάζω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekεντύπωσηimpression, feeling about something
2Ancient Greekἐντύπωσις—
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 “εντυπωσιάζω”

  • εντυπωσιακός
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