Where does “thésauriser” come from?
thésauriser (French) comes from Late Latin thesaurizo, from Ancient Greek θησαυρίζω, from Ancient Greek θησαυρός, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
thésauriser (French): To hoard
Ancestry of “thésauriser”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | thesaurizo | I gather or lay up treasure |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | θησαυρίζω | I store, treasure up |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | θησαυρός | treasure; vault, repository, chest |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τίθημι | I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
Words derived from “thésauriser”