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Where does “anafilassi” come from?

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

anafilassi (Italian): anaphylaxis

Definitions

  1. anaphylaxis

Ancestry of “anafilassi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφύλαξιςan act of watching, guarding; a security
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 “anafilassi”

  • antianafilassi
  • anafilattico
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →