Where does “necrosis” come from?

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

necrosis (Spanish): necrosis

Definitions

  1. necrosis

Ancestry of “necrosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinnecrosis—
2Ancient Greekνέκρωσιςa state of death, deadness; death; mortification
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 νέκρωσις →