Where does “ellisse” come from?

ellisse (Italian) comes from Latin ellīpsis, from Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις, from Ancient Greek ἐλλείπω, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

ellisse (Italian): ellipse

Definitions

  1. ellipse

Ancestry of “ellisse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinellīpsisellipsis
2Ancient GreekἔλλειψιςA falling short, defect; The conic section: an...
3Ancient Greekἐλλείπωto fall short, omit; I fall short, leave out; I...
4Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
5Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
6Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
7Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
8Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
9Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
10Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “ellisse

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐν-