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Where does “όραση” come from?

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

όραση (Greek): vision, sight, eyesight

Definitions

  1. vision, sight, eyesight

Ancestry of “όραση”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὅρασιςseeing, sight; a vision; appearance
2Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
3Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →