Where does “treasure” come from?
Treasure comes from Old French tresor, from Latin thesaurus, from Ancient Greek θησαυρός meaning a store or repository.
treasure (English): A collection of valuable things; accumulated...
Definitions
- A collection of valuable things; accumulated...
Ancestry of “treasure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | tresour | — |
| 2 | Old French | tresor | treasure |
| 3 | Latin | thēsaurus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | θησαυρός | treasure; vault, repository, chest |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τίθημι | I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
Words derived from “treasure”