Where does “antítesis” come from?

antítesis (Spanish) comes from Latin antithēsis, from Ancient Greek ἀντίθεσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

antítesis (Spanish): antithesis

Definitions

  1. antithesis

Ancestry of “antítesis”, step by step

antítesis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin antithēsis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinantithēsis
2Ancient Greekἀντίθεσιςopposition, resistance; contradiction; antithesis
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via Late Latin antithesis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinantithesis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tisEvery word from Ancient Greek -σῐςEvery word from Ancient Greek -τις
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