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 — to pay honor to; to hold in honor; to treat honorably; to honor; to revere.

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

Definitions

  1. theme, subject; stem; thesis

Ancestry of “tema”, step by step

tema traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian temere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantemereto fear; to beware
2Latintimeōto fear, be afraid of, apprehend, be apprehensive of
3LatinTīmaeus—
4Ancient GreekΤῑ́μαιος—
5Ancient Greekτῑμάωto pay honor to; to hold in honor; to treat honorably; to honor; to revere

via Latin thema

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinthematheme, topic; the alignment of celestial bodies...
2Ancient GreekθέμαThat which is placed or laid down; Something...
3Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “tema”

Every word from Ancient Greek τῑμάω →Every word from Ancient Greek Τῑ́μαιος →Every word from Latin Tīmaeus →