Where does “Κτησίβιος” come from?

Κτησίβιος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Βία, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷiā.

Ancestry of “Κτησίβιος”, step by step

Κτησίβιος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Βία

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΒία—
2Proto-Hellenic*gʷiā—

via Ancient Greek κτᾰ́ομαι

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκτᾰ́ομαιto get, obtain, acquire, gain, win
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *gʷiā →Every word from Ancient Greek Βία →