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Where does “σωματικός” come from?

σωματικός (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σωματικός, from Ancient Greek -τικός, from Ancient Greek -σις, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

σωματικός (Greek): physical, bodily, corporal

Definitions

  1. physical, bodily, corporal

Ancestry of “σωματικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσωματικόςbodily
2Ancient Greek-τικόςrelating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,...
3Ancient Greek-σιςAdded to verb stems to form abstract nouns or...
4Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “σωματικός”

  • ψυχοσωματικός
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