Where does “antithetisch” come from?
antithetisch (German) comes from Late Latin antitheticus, from Ancient Greek ἀντιθετικός, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐτῐ́θημῐ, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
antithetisch (German): antithetic, antithetical
Ancestry of “antithetisch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | antitheticus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀντιθετικός | setting in opposition, contrasting; antithetical |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ᾰ̓ντῐτῐ́θημῐ | set against; to set against |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τίθημι | I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |