Etymology

-desis

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Ancient Greek δέσῐς
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromδέσῐς“binding together”
  2. English today-desis

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δέσῐς (désĭs, “binding together”), from δέω (déō, “to bind, tie, fasten”) + -σῐς (-sĭs, nominal suffix).

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