Where does “Prothese” come from?

Prothese (German) comes from Ancient Greek πρόθεσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

Prothese (German): prosthesis; prosthesis, prothesis

Definitions

  1. prosthesis; prosthesis, prothesis

Ancestry of “Prothese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπρόθεσιςsetting before; a preposing, preposition; purpose
2Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
3Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “Prothese”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek πρόθεσις →