Where does “paréntesis” come from?
paréntesis (Spanish) comes from Late Latin parenthesis, from Ancient Greek παρένθεσις, from Ancient Greek παρεντίθημι, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
paréntesis (Spanish): parenthesis; break, gap
Ancestry of “paréntesis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Late Latin | parenthesis | addition of a letter to a syllable in a word |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | παρένθεσις | a putting in beside, injection; insertion;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παρεντίθημι | I put in beside, mix up; to insert |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τίθημι | I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
Words derived from “paréntesis”