The story
- Old Persian · derived from𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣
- Ancient Greek · derived fromἈρσάκης“Arsaces”
- Ancient Greek · derived fromἈρσακίδης
- Latin · borrowed fromArsacidēs
- 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 →
Old Persian𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣 all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.