Where does “metatesis” come from?

metatesis (Tagalog) 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.

metatesis (Tagalog): metathesis

Definitions

metathesis

Ancestry of “metatesis”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	metátesis	metathesis
2	Latin	metathesis	—
3	Ancient Greek	μετάθεσις	transposition
4	Ancient Greek	θέσις	a setting, placement, arrangement; deposit;...
5	Ancient Greek	τίθημι	I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
6	Proto-Indo-European	dʰeh₁-	to do, put, place

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek τίθημι →Every word from Ancient Greek θέσις →