-ωσις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Originally the ending -σις (-sis) when suffixed to verbs ending in -όω (-óō) or occasionally verbs whose root ends in ω, but later reinterpreted as a suffix in its own right.

Suffix

-ωσις • (-ōsis)

indicating a transformative action

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ωσις

Descendants

→ Catalan: -osi
→ Dutch: -ose
→ English: -osis
→ Esperanto: -ozo
→ French: -ose
→ German: -ose
→ Interlingua: -osis
→ Irish: -óis
→ Italian: -osi
→ Latin: -ōsis
→ Polish: -oza
→ Portuguese: -ose
→ Russian: -оз (-oz)
→ Spanish: -osis
→ Ukrainian: -оз (-oz)