Where does “Tresor” come from?
Tresor (German) comes from French trésor, 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.
Tresor (German): safe, vault
Ancestry of “Tresor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | trésor | treasure; treasury |
| 2 | Middle French | thresor | — |
| 3 | Old French | tresor | treasure |
| 4 | Latin | thēsaurus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | θησαυρός | treasure; vault, repository, chest |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τίθημι | I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |