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.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *dʰeh₁- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| - -tis | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *dʰédʰeh₁ti | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | To be doing. To be putting, placing. |
| *dʰéh₁tis | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | Act of putting, placement. |
| τίθημι | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| *tʰétis | Proto-Hellenic (grk-pro) | Arrangement. Placement. Setting. |
| θέσις | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| thesis | Latin (lat) | Thesis. |
| thesis | English (en) | (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 [...] |