Where does “metátesis” come from?

metátesis (Spanish) comes from Latin metathesis, from Ancient Greek μετάθεσις, from Ancient Greek θέσις, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

metátesis (Spanish): metathesis

Definitions

  1. metathesis

Ancestry of “metátesis”, step by step

metátesis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin metathesis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmetathesis
2Ancient Greekμετάθεσιςtransposition
3Ancient Greekθέσιςa setting, placement, arrangement; deposit;...
4Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Late Latin metathesis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinmetathesis

Words derived from “metátesis

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