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

Definitions

  1. treasure; treasury

Ancestry of “trésor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchthresortreasure
2Old Frenchtresortreasure
3Latinthēsaurustreasure, hoard
4Ancient Greekθησαυρόςtreasure; vault, repository, chest
5Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “trésor”

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