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Where does “Parenthese” come from?

Parenthese (German) 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.

Parenthese (German): parenthesis

Definitions

  1. parenthesis

Ancestry of “Parenthese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinparenthesisaddition of a letter to a syllable in a word
2Ancient Greekπαρένθεσιςa putting in beside, injection; insertion;...
3Ancient GreekπαρεντίθημιI put in beside, mix up; to insert
4Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “Parenthese”

  • parentes
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