Where does “dîs'resse” come from?

dîs'resse (Norman) comes from Norman -êsse, from Late Latin -issa, from Ancient Greek -ῐσσᾰ, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

dîs'resse (Norman): fortuneteller

Definitions

  1. fortuneteller

Ancestry of “dîs'resse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norman-êsse-ess
2Late Latin-issa
3Ancient Greek-ῐσσᾰfemininizes masculine nouns in the first declension
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Norman -êsse →