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Where does “antimetathesis” come from?

antimetathesis (English) comes from English metathesis, from Latin metathesis, from Ancient Greek μετάθεσις, from Ancient Greek θέσις, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

antimetathesis (English): The repetition of the same word in a sentence...

Definitions

  1. The repetition of the same word in a sentence...

Ancestry of “antimetathesis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmetathesisThe transposition of letters, syllables or sounds...
2Latinmetathesis—
3Ancient Greekμετάθεσις—
4Ancient Greekθέσιςa setting, placement, arrangement; deposit;...
5Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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