Where does “parenthèse” come from?

parenthèse (French) comes from Latin parenthesis, from Ancient Greek παρένθεσις, from Ancient Greek παρεντίθημι, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

parenthèse (French): a parenthesis, a digression; either of a pair of...

Definitions

a parenthesis, a digression; either of a pair of...

Ancestry of “parenthèse”, step by step

parenthèse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin parenthesis

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	parenthesis	addition of a letter to a syllable in a word
2	Ancient Greek	παρένθεσις	a putting in beside, injection; insertion;...
3	Ancient Greek	παρεντίθημι	I put in beside, mix up; to insert
4	Ancient Greek	τίθημι	I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
5	Proto-Indo-European	dʰeh₁-	to do, put, place

via Late Latin parenthesis

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Late Latin	parenthesis	addition of a letter to a syllable in a word

Words derived from “parenthèse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek τίθημι →Every word from Ancient Greek παρεντίθημι →