thesaurizo
[tʰeː.sau̯ˈrɪz.zoː] · verb
Meaning
- to gather or lay up treasure
Etymology / origin
Late Latin borrowing from Ancient Greek θησαυρίζω (thēsaurízō, “to store, treasure up”), from θησαυρός (thēsaurós, “store-room, treasure, granary, strong-box”), from τίθημι (títhēmi, “to put, place, deposit, set, assume, settle”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place”), cognate with Latin faciō (“to make, do”), English do, etc.
- do(English)→
- faciō(la)→
- *dʰeh₁-(ine-pro)→
- θησαυρίζω(grc)→
- thesaurizo (Latin)
- Relations: cog, cog, cog, cog
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