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Where does “ἀντίθετον” come from?

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

ἀντίθετον (Ancient Greek): antithet; inflection of ᾰ̓ντῐ́θετος : ##...

Definitions

  1. antithet; inflection of ᾰ̓ντῐ́θετος : ##...

Ancestry of “ἀντίθετον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐτῐ́θημῐset against; to set against
2Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “ἀντίθετον”

  • antitheton
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →