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Where does “θετός” come from?

θετός (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek θετός, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

θετός (Greek): adopted

Definitions

  1. adopted

Ancestry of “θετός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekθετόςplaced, put, settled; adopted; adoptive
2Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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