Where does “untreasure” come from?
untreasure (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.
untreasure (English): To despoil of treasure; To display or set forth
Definitions
- To despoil of treasure; To display or set forth
Ancestry of “untreasure”, step by step
untreasure 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 |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |