Where does “diopetes” come from?
diopetes (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek διοπετής, from Ancient Greek -πετής, from Ancient Greek πίπτω, from Ancient Greek -ωσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
diopetes (Latin): A kind of frog
Ancestry of “diopetes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | διοπετής | Fallen from Zeus, from heaven; An image of the... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -πετής | one who falls from, where, or in the way the... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πίπτω | to fall, throw oneself down |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ωσις | abnormal condition or state; state, abnormal... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |