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Where does “thesauric” come from?

thesauric (English) comes from English thesaurus, from Latin thēsaurus, from Ancient Greek θησαυρός, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

thesauric (English): Of or relating to a thesaurus or to synonyms

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to a thesaurus or to synonyms

Ancestry of “thesauric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthesaurusA publication, usually in the form of a book,...
2Latinthēsaurus—
3Ancient Greekθησαυρόςtreasure; vault, repository, chest
4Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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