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Where does “tresor” come from?

tresor (Catalan) comes from Latin thēsaurus, from Ancient Greek θησαυρός, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

tresor (Catalan): treasure; treasury

Definitions

  1. treasure; treasury

Ancestry of “tresor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinthēsaurus—
2Ancient Greekθησαυρόςtreasure; vault, repository, chest
3Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “tresor”

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