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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

Definitions

  1. To hoard

Ancestry of “thésauriser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinthesaurizoI gather or lay up treasure
2Ancient GreekθησαυρίζωI store, treasure up
3Ancient Greekθησαυρόςtreasure; vault, repository, chest
4Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “thésauriser”

  • thésaurisation
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