Where does “rhexis” come from?
rhexis (Medieval Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ῥῆξις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
rhexis (Medieval Latin): incision section, for bloodletting
Definitions
- incision section, for bloodletting
Ancestry of “rhexis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ῥῆξις | breaking, bursting; breaking forth; discharge |
| 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 “rhexis”