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
Ancestry of “θετός”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | θετός | placed, put, settled; adopted; adoptive |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τίθημι | I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |