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English word thesis comes from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-, Proto-Indo-European - -tis, and later Proto-Indo-European *dʰédʰeh₁ti (To be doing. To be putting, placing.)

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*dʰeh₁- (Proto-Indo-European)

- -tis (Proto-Indo-European)

*dʰédʰeh₁ti (Proto-Indo-European)

To be doing. To be putting, placing.

*dʰéh₁tis (Proto-Indo-European)

Act of putting, placement.

τίθημι (Ancient Greek)

*tʰétis (Proto-Hellenic)

Arrangement. Placement. Setting.

θέσις (Ancient Greek)

thesis (Latin)

Thesis.

thesis (English)

(logic) An affirmation, or distinction from a supposition or hypothesis.. (music) The accented part of the measure, expressed by the downward beat; the opposite of arsis.. (poetry) The depression of the voice in pronouncing the syllables of a word.. (poetry) The part of the metrical foot upon which such a depression falls.. A statement supported by arguments.. A written essay, especially one [...]

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