Where does “μετάθεση” come from?

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

μετάθεση (Greek): transposition

Definitions

  1. transposition

Ancestry of “μετάθεση”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμετάθεσιςtransposition
2Ancient Greekθέσιςa setting, placement, arrangement; deposit;...
3Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “μετάθεση

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Ancient Greek τίθημιEvery word from Ancient Greek θέσις