Where does “cataphractes” come from?

cataphractes (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek κατάφρακτος, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

cataphractes (Latin): suit of armour

Definitions

suit of armour

Ancestry of “cataphractes”, step by step

cataphractes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek κατάφρακτος

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	κατάφρακτος	covered, shut up, enclosed
2	Ancient Greek	-τός	creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
3	Proto-Indo-European	-tós	Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems

via Ancient Greek καταφράκτης

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	καταφράκτης	suit of armour

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →Every word from Ancient Greek -τός →Every word from Ancient Greek κατάφρακτος →