-esis
Word Origin
1
a suffix of Greek origin used to form nouns of action or process:
ecesis.
Origin
< Greek -ē- v. formative + -sis -sis
Related Words
- encopresis
- synizesis
-esis ⇒ Main Entry: -etic
-e·sis
\ˈēsə̇s, _əsə̇s\ noun suffix
(plural -eses \ˈē(ˌ)sēz, _əˌsēz\)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Latin, from Greek -esis, -ēsis, from -e-, -ē-, derivational element attached to certain verbs + -sis, feminine suffix of action
: action : process
< enuresis >
< enuresis >
词根词缀：-esis
【来源及含义】Latin: process of action
【同源单词】abiogenesis, agamogenesis, angiogenesis, esthesis, kinesthesis, parasynesis