Where does “prótese” come from?

prótese (Portuguese) comes from Late Latin prothesis, from Ancient Greek πρόθεσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

prótese (Portuguese): prosthesis artificial replacement for a body part

Definitions

  1. prosthesis artificial replacement for a body part

Ancestry of “prótese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinprothesis—
2Ancient Greekπρόθεσιςsetting before; a preposing, preposition; purpose
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “prótese”

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