Where does “diegese” come from?

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

diegese (Portuguese): diegesis

Definitions

  1. diegesis

Ancestry of “diegese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδιήγησιςnarration, narrative
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 -tisEvery word from Ancient Greek -σῐςEvery word from Ancient Greek -τις