Where does “treasureless” come from?
treasureless (English) comes from English treasure, from Middle English tresour, from Old French tresor, from Latin thēsaurus, from Ancient Greek θησαυρός, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
treasureless (English): Without treasure or treasures
Definitions
- Without treasure or treasures
Ancestry of “treasureless”, step by step
treasureless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English treasure
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | treasure | A collection of valuable things; accumulated... |
| 2 | Middle English | tresour | Something or someone of great value |
| 3 | Old French | tresor | treasure |
| 4 | Latin | thēsaurus | treasure, hoard |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | θησαυρός | treasure; vault, repository, chest |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τίθημι | I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |