Where does “epentetic” come from?

epentetic (Romanian) comes from French épenthétique, from Ancient Greek ἐπενθετικός, from Ancient Greek ἐπένθεσις, from Ancient Greek ἐπεντίθημι, from Ancient Greek ἐντίθημι, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

epentetic (Romanian): epenthetic

Definitions

epenthetic

Ancestry of “epentetic”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	épenthétique	epenthetic
2	Ancient Greek	ἐπενθετικός	inserted
3	Ancient Greek	ἐπένθεσις	Insertion of a letter
4	Ancient Greek	ἐπεντίθημι	I insert; I put in besides, in addition to
5	Ancient Greek	ἐντίθημι	I put in, implant, insert
6	Ancient Greek	ἐν-	in, within; on
7	Ancient Greek	ἐν	in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
8	Ancient Greek	δέρμα	skin, hide
9	Ancient Greek	γλυφή	carving, carved work; hole cut
10	Ancient Greek	-ῐ́ᾱ	{{l\|en\|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
11	Proto-Indo-European	-íh₂	—
12	Proto-Indo-European	-h₂	Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐν- →