Where does “μετάθεσις” come from?

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

μετάθεσις (Ancient Greek): transposition

Definitions

  1. transposition

Ancestry of “μετάθεσις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekθέσιςa setting, placement, arrangement; deposit;...
2Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “μετάθεσις”

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