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Where does “diégesis” come from?

diégesis (Spanish) 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.

diégesis (Spanish): The plot or narrative of a written work

Definitions

  1. The plot or narrative of a written work

Ancestry of “diégesis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδιήγησιςnarration, narrative
2Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
3Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →