Where does “parentes” come from?
parentes (Danish) comes from German Parenthese, from Latin parenthesis, from Ancient Greek παρένθεσις, from Ancient Greek παρεντίθημι, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
parentes (Danish): parenthesis, bracket; parenthesis; bracket
Definitions
- parenthesis, bracket; parenthesis; bracket
Ancestry of “parentes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Parenthese | parenthesis |
| 2 | Latin | parenthesis | addition of a letter to a syllable in a word |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παρένθεσις | a putting in beside, injection; insertion;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παρεντίθημι | I put in beside, mix up; to insert |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τίθημι | I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |