Where does “-oza” come from?

-oza (Polish) 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.

-oza (Polish): forms feminine noun meaning -osis, diseasing suffix

Definitions

  1. forms feminine noun meaning -osis, diseasing suffix

Ancestry of “-oza”, 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 “-oza

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tisEvery word from Ancient Greek -σῐςEvery word from Ancient Greek -ωσις