Where does “thematically” come from?
Thematically comes from English thematic, from Ancient Greek θεματικός, derived from Ancient Greek θέμα meaning "subject" or "theme," ultimately from Ancient Greek τίθημι meaning "to place" or "to put," tracing to Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-.
thematically (English): In a thematic manner
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- In a thematic manner
Ancestry of “thematically”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ally | used with adjectives ending in -ic |
| 2 | English | ahistoric | Synonym of ahistorical |
| 3 | English | historic | Very important; noteworthy: having importance or... |
| 4 | Latin | historicus | historical |
| 5 | Latin | historia | history; account; story |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορία | inquiry, examination, systematic observation,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορέω | to inquire, ask; to examine, observe; to record,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἵστωρ | one who knows law and right, judge; witness; a... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | wístōr | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wéydtōr | one who has seen, one who knows |
| 11 | Indo-European | *weyd- | — |