Where does “テーマ” come from?
テーマ (Japanese) comes from German Thema, from Latin thema, from Ancient Greek θέμα, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
テーマ (Japanese): theme, subject; musical motif
Definitions
- theme, subject; musical motif
Ancestry of “テーマ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Thema | topic, subject, issue; theme |
| 2 | Latin | thema | theme, topic; the alignment of celestial bodies... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | θέμα | That which is placed or laid down; Something... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τίθημι | I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |