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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | treasure | A collection of valuable things; accumulated... |
| 2 | Middle English | tresour | — |
| 3 | Old French | tresor | treasure |
| 4 | Latin | thēsaurus | — |
| 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 |