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
Ancestry of “tesoruccio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | tesoro | valuable things, treasure; term of endearment,... |
| 2 | Latin | thēsaurus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | θησαυρός | treasure; vault, repository, chest |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τίθημι | I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |