Etymology Explorer › Italian

Where does “Lachesi” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Lachesi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΛάχεσις—
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 →