Where does “-pexia” come from?

-pexia (Portuguese) comes from Ancient Greek πῆξις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

-pexia (Portuguese): -pexy

Definitions

  1. -pexy

Ancestry of “-pexia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπῆξιςfixing, putting together; solidity, fixity
2Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
3Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “-pexia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek -τις →