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Where does “tesoro” come from?

tesoro (Italian) comes from Latin thēsaurus, from Ancient Greek θησαυρός, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

tesoro (Italian): valuable things, treasure; term of endearment,...

Definitions

  1. valuable things, treasure; term of endearment,...

Ancestry of “tesoro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinthēsaurus—
2Ancient Greekθησαυρόςtreasure; vault, repository, chest
3Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “tesoro”

  • tesoreria
  • tesoruccio
  • tesoriere
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