Where does “Ctesias” come from?

Ctesias (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Κτησίας, from Ancient Greek κτῆσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

Ctesias (Latin): A Greek physician and historian from Cnidus

Definitions

  1. A Greek physician and historian from Cnidus

Ancestry of “Ctesias”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΚτησίαςCtesias, a 5th-century physician and historian
2Ancient Greekκτῆσιςpossession; property
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek -τις →