Where does “klammerparentes” come from?

klammerparentes (Swedish) comes from Swedish parentes, 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.

klammerparentes (Swedish): curly bracket

Definitions

  1. curly bracket

Ancestry of “klammerparentes”, step by step

klammerparentes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish parentes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishparentesbracket
2Late Latinparenthesisaddition of a letter to a syllable in a word
3Ancient Greekπαρένθεσιςa putting in beside, injection; insertion;...
4Ancient GreekπαρεντίθημιI put in beside, mix up; to insert
5Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Swedish klammer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishklammera staple (paper fastener)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Ancient Greek τίθημιEvery word from Ancient Greek παρεντίθημι