Where does “tresour-hous” come from?
tresour-hous (Middle English) comes from Middle English tresour, from Old French tresor, from Latin thēsaurus, from Ancient Greek θησαυρός, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
tresour-hous (Middle English): A treasury repository for valuables
Definitions
- A treasury repository for valuables
Ancestry of “tresour-hous”, step by step
tresour-hous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English tresour
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | tresour | Something or someone of great value |
| 2 | Old French | tresor | treasure |
| 3 | Latin | thēsaurus | treasure, hoard |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | θησαυρός | treasure; vault, repository, chest |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τίθημι | I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |