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Where does “παρένθεσις” come from?

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

παρένθεσις (Ancient Greek): a putting in beside, injection; insertion;...

Definitions

  1. a putting in beside, injection; insertion;...

Ancestry of “παρένθεσις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekπαρεντίθημιI put in beside, mix up; to insert
2Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “παρένθεσις”

  • parenthesis
  • paren
  • parenthesize
  • parenthesization
  • parenthesome
  • parenthesis
  • parentético
  • paréntesis
  • parenthèse
  • Parenthese
  • parèntesi
  • parenthese
  • parentes
  • παρένθεση
  • parentes
  • parentes
  • parenthesis
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