κτίσις

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • founding, settling
  • created thing, creature
  • authority created or ordained

Etymology

Suffix from Ancient Greek κτῐ́ζω (found, build) root from Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- (settle, bed, lie down, lie dow, dwell, dear, cozy, familiar).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*tḱey-

Gloss

settle, bed, lie down, lie dow, dwell, dear, cozy, familiar

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji

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