Where does “טקס” come from?
טקס (Hebrew) comes from Ancient Greek τάξις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
טקס (Hebrew): ritual, ceremony
Definitions
- ritual, ceremony
Ancestry of “טקס”, step by step
טקס traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek τάξις
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | τάξις | arrangement, ordering; battle array, order of... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via Arabic طَقْس
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | طَقْس | — |