Where does “tesoruccio” come from?

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

tesoruccio (Italian): treasure

Definitions

  1. treasure

Ancestry of “tesoruccio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantesorovaluable things, treasure; term of endearment,...
2Latinthēsaurustreasure, hoard
3Ancient Greekθησαυρόςtreasure; vault, repository, chest
4Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek τίθημι →Every word from Ancient Greek θησαυρός →