Where does “necrosis” come from?

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

Ancestry of “necrosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνέκρωσιςa state of death, deadness; death; mortification
2Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
3Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “necrosis

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tisEvery word from Ancient Greek -σῐςEvery word from Ancient Greek νέκρωσις
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