Where does “tez” come from?
tez (Turkish) comes from Persian تز, from French thèse, from Latin thēsis, from Ancient Greek θέσις, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
Ancestry of “tez”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | تز | thesis |
| 2 | French | thèse | thesis, essay, dissertation; supposition, theory;... |
| 3 | Latin | thēsis | — |
| 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 |