English
anaptyxis
Anaptyxis comes from Ancient Greek ἀνάπτυξις ‘gaping, opening, unfolding’, and goes back to πτύσσω ‘to fold’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπτύσσω‘to fold’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀναπτύσσω‘I unfold’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀνάπτυξιςanáptuxis‘gaping, opening, unfolding’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900anaptyxis
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπτύσσω‘to fold’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀναπτύσσω‘I unfold’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀνάπτυξιςanáptuxis‘gaping, opening, unfolding’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900anaptyxis
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Ancient Greek πτύσσω
Today it means
noun The epenthesis (insertion) of a vowel.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek πτύσσω / anaptyxis