Where does “stipsi” come from?

stipsi (Italian) comes from Late Latin stypsis, from Ancient Greek στῦψις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

stipsi (Italian): constipation

Definitions

  1. constipation

Ancestry of “stipsi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinstypsis—
2Ancient Greekστῦψιςcontraction, astringency; steeping of the fabric...
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek -τις →