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

thesauric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English thesaurus

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

via English ic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicrelated or pertaining to; having the character of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Ancient Greek τίθημιEvery word from Ancient Greek θησαυρός