Where does “antithesis” come from?
antithesis (Late Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἀντίθεσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
Ancestry of “antithesis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀντίθεσις | opposition, resistance; contradiction; antithesis |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “antithesis”