Where does “metatizar” come from?

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

metatizar (Spanish): to metathesize

Definitions

  1. to metathesize

Ancestry of “metatizar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmetátesismetathesis
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 τίθημιEvery word from Ancient Greek θέσις