Where does “Thesaurus” come from?

Thesaurus (German) comes from Latin thēsaurus, from Ancient Greek θησαυρός, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

Thesaurus (German): thesaurus list of synonyms

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  1. thesaurus list of synonyms

Ancestry of “Thesaurus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinthēsaurustreasure, hoard
2Ancient Greekθησαυρόςtreasure; vault, repository, chest
3Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek τίθημι →Every word from Ancient Greek θησαυρός →