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Where does “tesi” come from?

tesi (Italian) comes from Latin thēsis, from Ancient Greek θέσις, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

tesi (Italian): thesis; dissertation; plural of teso

Definitions

  1. thesis; dissertation; plural of teso

Ancestry of “tesi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinthēsis—
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 “tesi”

  • tesista
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →