Where does “trésor” come from?
trésor (French) comes from Middle French thresor, from Old French tresor, from Latin thēsaurus, from Ancient Greek θησαυρός, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
trésor (French): treasure; treasury
Ancestry of “trésor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | thresor | — |
| 2 | Old French | tresor | treasure |
| 3 | Latin | thēsaurus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | θησαυρός | treasure; vault, repository, chest |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τίθημι | I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
Words derived from “trésor”