Where does “metateză” come from?

metateză (Romanian) comes from German Metathese, from Latin metathesis, from Ancient Greek μετάθεσις, from Ancient Greek θέσις, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

metateză (Romanian): metathesis

Definitions

  1. metathesis

Ancestry of “metateză”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMetathesemetathesis
2Latinmetathesis—
3Ancient Greekμετάθεσιςtransposition
4Ancient Greekθέσιςa setting, placement, arrangement; deposit;...
5Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek τίθημι →Every word from Ancient Greek θέσις →