Where does “tresour” come from?
tresour (Middle English) comes from Old French tresor, from Latin thēsaurus, from Ancient Greek θησαυρός, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
Ancestry of “tresour”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | tresor | treasure |
| 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 |