Where does “Arsacean” come from?

Arsacean (English) comes from English Arsaces, from Latin Arsacēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀρσάκης, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣, from Old Persian *(w)r̥šā — man.

Ancestry of “Arsacean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishArsacesThe dynastic name of several Parthian and Armenian kings of the Arsacid dynasty
2LatinArsacēsArsaces
3Ancient GreekἈρσάκηςArsaces
4Old Persian𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣Arshaka, Arsaces
5Old Persian*(w)r̥šāman
Every word from Old Persian *(w)r̥šāEvery word from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀρσάκης