Where does “epenteză” come from?
epenteză (Romanian) comes from French épenthèse, from Ancient Greek ἐπένθεσις, from Ancient Greek ἐπεντίθημι, from Ancient Greek ἐντίθημι, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
epenteză (Romanian): epenthesis
Definitions
- epenthesis
Ancestry of “epenteză”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | épenthèse | epenthesis |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐπένθεσις | Insertion of a letter |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐπεντίθημι | I insert; I put in besides, in addition to |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐντίθημι | I put in, implant, insert |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |