Where does “antiteesi” come from?
antiteesi (Finnish) comes from Finnish teesi, from Estonian Tereese, from Latin Thēra, from Ancient Greek θήρᾱ, from Ancient Greek θηράω, from Ancient Greek θήρ, from Proto-Hellenic kʷʰḗr, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- — wild; wild animal.
antiteesi (Finnish): antithesis
Definitions
- antithesis
Ancestry of “antiteesi”, step by step
antiteesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish teesi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | teesi | thesis; second-person singular possessive of tee |
| 2 | Estonian | Tereese | — |
| 3 | Latin | Thēra | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | θήρᾱ | animal, wild beast |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | θηράω | to hunt |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | θήρ | a wild beast, beast of prey, especially a lion;... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | kʷʰḗr | wild beast |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwer- | wild; wild animal |