Where does “thesaurie” come from?
thesaurie (Dutch) comes from Latin thēsaurus, from Ancient Greek θησαυρός, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
thesaurie (Dutch): treasury
Ancestry of “thesaurie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | thēsaurus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | θησαυρός | treasure; vault, repository, chest |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τίθημι | I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
Words derived from “thesaurie”