Where does “neolitico” come from?
neolitico (Italian) comes from Italian litico, from Spanish lisis, from Latin lysis, from Ancient Greek λύσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
neolitico (Italian): neolithic
Definitions
- neolithic
Ancestry of “neolitico”, step by step
neolitico traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian litico
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | litico | lytic; lithic; lithic, stone |
| 2 | Spanish | lisis | lysis |
| 3 | Latin | lysis | loosening; rupture |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λύσις | loosing, releasing, release, ransoming;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |