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Where does “emphasis” come from?

emphasis (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἔμφασις, from Ancient Greek ἐμφαίνω, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

emphasis (Latin): emphasis

Definitions

  1. emphasis

Ancestry of “emphasis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἔμφασιςappearance; outward appearance, reflection,...
2Ancient GreekἐμφαίνωI present, I indicate; I show, present
3Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
4Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
5Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
6Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
7Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
8Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
9Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “emphasis”

  • emphasis
  • emphases
  • overemphasis
  • deemphasis
  • preemphasis
  • underemphasis
  • misemphasis
  • hyperemphasis
  • de-emphasis
  • superemphasis
  • ênfase
  • èmfasi
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