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Where does “-estesia” come from?

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

Ancestry of “-estesia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekαἴσθησιςPerception from the senses, feeling, hearing,...
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

Words derived from “-estesia”

  • cinestesia
  • radioestesia
  • radioestesista
  • macroestesia
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →