Where does “θέσις” come from?

θέσις (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

θέσις (Ancient Greek): a setting, placement, arrangement; deposit;...

Definitions

  1. a setting, placement, arrangement; deposit;...

Ancestry of “θέσις”, step by step

θέσις traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek τίθημι

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tisact of putting, placement
2Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “θέσις”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek τίθημι →