Where does “Terpsícore” come from?

Terpsícore (Portuguese) comes from Latin Terpsichorē, from Ancient Greek Τερψιχόρη, from Ancient Greek τέρψις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

Terpsícore (Portuguese): Terpsichore one of the nine muses

Definitions

  1. Terpsichore one of the nine muses

Ancestry of “Terpsícore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinTerpsichorē
2Ancient GreekΤερψιχόρηTerpsichore
3Ancient Greekτέρψιςfull enjoyment, delight, gladness, pleasure
4Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
5Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tisEvery word from Ancient Greek -σῐςEvery word from Ancient Greek -τις
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