English
schesis
Schesis comes from Ancient Greek σχέσις ‘state, condition, attitude’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσχέσιςskhésis‘state, condition, attitude’
- Englishearliest quotation 1687schesis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history not traced here.
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- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσχέσιςskhésis‘state, condition, attitude’
- Englishearliest quotation 1687schesis
Earliest quotation: 1687, John Norris: “For if that Mind which has Existing in it…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek σχέσις
Today it means
noun General state or disposition of the body or mind, or of one thing with regard to other things; habitude.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek σχέσις / schesis