Where does “teesi” come from?
teesi (Finnish) comes 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.
teesi (Finnish): thesis; second-person singular possessive of tee
Definitions
- thesis; second-person singular possessive of tee
Ancestry of “teesi”, step by step
teesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Estonian Tereese
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | Tereese | — |
| 2 | Latin | Thēra | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | θήρᾱ | animal, wild beast |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | θηράω | to hunt |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | θήρ | a wild beast, beast of prey, especially a lion;... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | kʷʰḗr | wild beast |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwer- | wild; wild animal |
via Swedish tes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tes | a thesis, a statement, a hypothesis, a doctrine,... |
| 2 | German | These | thesis |
| 3 | Latin | thēsis | thesis |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | θέσις | a setting, placement, arrangement; deposit;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τίθημι | I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |