Where does “asceză” come from?

asceză (Romanian) comes from French ascèse, from Ancient Greek ἄσκησις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

asceză (Romanian): asceticism

Definitions

  1. asceticism

Ancestry of “asceză”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchascèseasceticism
2Ancient Greekἄσκησιςexercise, training, practice
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
5Proto-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 →