Where does “tesouro” come from?

tesouro (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin thēsaurus, from Ancient Greek θησαυρός, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

Ancestry of “tesouro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinthēsaurustreasure, hoard
2Ancient Greekθησαυρόςtreasure; vault, repository, chest
3Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “tesouro

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Ancient Greek τίθημιEvery word from Ancient Greek θησαυρός