Where does “katharsis” come from?

katharsis (Polish) comes from Ancient Greek κάθαρσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

katharsis (Polish): catharsis

Definitions

  1. catharsis

Ancestry of “katharsis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκάθαρσιςcleansing, purification; clarification,...
2Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
3Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek -τις →