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Where does “Ctesiphon” come from?

Ctesiphon (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Κτησιφῶν, from Middle Persian 𐫤𐫏𐫘𐫛𐫇𐫗.

Ancestry of “Ctesiphon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΚτησιφῶν—
2Middle Persian𐫤𐫏𐫘𐫛𐫇𐫗—
Every word from Middle Persian 𐫤𐫏𐫘𐫛𐫇𐫗 →