Where does “Pristis” come from?

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

Pristis (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

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 →