Where does “metatese” come from?

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

metatese (Danish): metathesis

Definitions

  1. metathesis

Ancestry of “metatese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμετάθεσιςtransposition
2Ancient Greekθέσιςa setting, placement, arrangement; deposit;...
3Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek τίθημι →Every word from Ancient Greek θέσις →