Where does “pepsi” come from?

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

pepsi (Italian): digestion

Definitions

  1. digestion

Ancestry of “pepsi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπέψιςsoftening, ripening, or changing by means of...
2Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
3Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tisEvery word from Ancient Greek -σῐςEvery word from Ancient Greek -τις
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