tmetic en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English tmesis Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós)bor. English -tic English tmetic From tmesis + -tic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Pertaining to tmesis.
the tmetic cleavage of "absolutely" into "abso-bloody-lutely"