Where does “Thucydides” come from?

Thucydides derives from Ancient Greek Θουκυδίδης, containing θεός from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₁s-, ultimately from the root dʰeh₁- meaning "to place" or "to set."

Thucydides (English): A great ancient Greek historian (–) and author of the History of the Peloponnesian War, which recounts the 5th century war between Sparta and Athens to the year 411

Definitions

A great ancient Greek historian (–) and author of the History of the Peloponnesian War, which recounts the 5th century war between Sparta and Athens to the year 411

Ancestry of “Thucydides”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	Thūcȳdides	A celebrated Greek historian
2	Ancient Greek	Θουκυδίδης	in particular, the fifth century BC historian Thucydides
3	Ancient Greek	Θεός	God
4	Ancient Greek	λόγος	That which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
5	Ancient Greek	λέγω	I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
6	Proto-Indo-European	leǵ-	to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “Thucydides”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek λέγω →Every word from Ancient Greek λόγος →