Where does “antitheton” come from?
antitheton (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἀντίθετον, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐτῐ́θημῐ, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
antitheton (Latin): antithet
Ancestry of “antitheton”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀντίθετον | antithet; inflection of ᾰ̓ντῐ́θετος :
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| 2 | Ancient Greek | ᾰ̓ντῐτῐ́θημῐ | set against; to set against |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τίθημι | I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |