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thesaurizo

[tʰeː.sau̯ˈrɪz.zoː] · verb

Meaning

  1. 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.

  1. do(English)
  2. faciō(la)
  3. *dʰeh₁-(ine-pro)
  4. θησαυρίζω(grc)
  5. thesaurizo (Latin)
  6. Relations: cog, cog, cog, cog

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