Where does “prothesis” come from?

prothesis (Late Latin) 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.

Ancestry of “prothesis”, 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 “prothesis”

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