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Where does “tema” come from?

tema (Italian) comes from Italian temere, from Latin timeō, from Latin Tīmaeus, from Ancient Greek Τῑ́μαιος, from Ancient Greek τῑμάω.

tema (Italian): theme, subject; stem; thesis

Definitions

  1. theme, subject; stem; thesis

Ancestry of “tema”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantemereto fear; to beware
2Latintimeō—
3LatinTīmaeus—
4Ancient GreekΤῑ́μαιος—
5Ancient Greekτῑμάω—

Words derived from “tema”

  • tematizzare
  • tematizzazione
  • sottotema
  • ciclotema
  • tema
  • temă
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