Etymology

Arsacid

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to the Parthian dynasty established by Arsaces I which ruled the Parthian Empire during 247 BC – 224 AD, Armenia during 54–428, as well as Iberia and Caucasian Albania Full definition →

Latin Arsacidēs ← Ancient Greek Ἀρσακίδης ← Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣
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  1. Old Persian · derived from𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromἈρσάκης“Arsaces”
  3. Ancient Greek · derived fromἈρσακίδης
  4. Latin · borrowed fromArsacidēs
  5. English todayArsacid

From Latin Arsacidēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀρσακίδης (Arsakídēs), from Ancient Greek Ἀρσάκης (Arsákēs, “Arsaces”) [from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣 (a-r-š-k /⁠aršaka-⁠/); see there for more] + -ίδης (-ídēs, patronymic suffix). By surface analysis, Arsaces + -id.

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekἈρσάκης all →

Arsaces

Old Persian𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣 all →

Arsaces

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.