Where does “same thing” come from?
same thing (English) comes from English same, from Middle English same, from Old Norse samr, from Latin Samarītānus, from Ancient Greek Σαμαρίτης, from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της, from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם.
same thing (English): The identical thing; something that is exactly alike or equivalent to
Definitions
- The identical thing; something that is exactly alike or equivalent to
Ancestry of “same thing”, step by step
same thing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English same
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | same | Not different or other; not another or others;... |
| 2 | Middle English | same | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | samr | the same; agreeing, of one mind; same |
| 4 | Latin | Samarītānus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Σαμαρίτης | Samaritan |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ῑ́της | belonging to; member of; member of a group |
| 7 | Biblical Hebrew | אֶפְרָיִם | — |
via English Thing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Thing | A public assembly or judicial council in a... |
| 2 | Middle English | thing | thing |
| 3 | Old English | þing | event, meeting, court; matter, concern; thing,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þing | court session, lawsuit; affair, matter; thing,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þingą | appointed time; date; appointment; meeting;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tenkó- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tenk- | to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,... |