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Where does “antitheticus” come from?

antitheticus (Late Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἀντιθετικός, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐτῐ́θημῐ, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

Ancestry of “antitheticus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀντιθετικόςsetting in opposition, contrasting; antithetical
2Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐτῐ́θημῐset against; to set against
3Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “antitheticus”

  • antitetico
  • antiteticamente
  • antithetisch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →