Where does “-osis” come from?

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

-osis (Latin): dative masculine plural of -ōsus; dative feminine...

Definitions

  1. dative masculine plural of -ōsus; dative feminine...

Ancestry of “-osis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ωσιςabnormal condition or state; state, abnormal...
2Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
3Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “-osis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek -ωσις →