Where does “pristis” come from?

pristis (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek πρίστις, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

pristis (Latin): shark

Definitions

  1. shark

Ancestry of “pristis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπρίστιςcommon sawfish (Pristis pristis, syn. Pristis antiquorum)
2Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
3Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “pristis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -τις →Every word from Ancient Greek πρίστις →