English
athetosis
Athetosis comes from Ancient Greek ἄθετος ‘not fixed’, from τίθημι ‘to put, place, set’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁-‘to put, place’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰé-dʰeh₁-tireconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*t(e/i)tʰēmireconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτίθημι‘to put, place, set’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἄθετοςáthetos‘not fixed’
- Englishtodayathetosis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁-‘to put, place’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰé-dʰeh₁-tireconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*t(e/i)tʰēmireconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτίθημι‘to put, place, set’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἄθετοςáthetos‘not fixed’
- Englishtodayathetosis
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to put, place’
do, fact, deal, hot, fair, defense, fan, benefit, fashion, mid, feature, defence, sufficient, custom, theme, defendant, ethnic, feast, doom, deed, ethical, theology, aesthetic, synthetic, dis, demi, auditorium, deem, spade, forfeit, auditor, feral, familial, medial, ethic, medallion, prefect, certify, profanity, fanatic, 123 more
through Proto-Hellenic *t(e/i)tʰēmi
through Ancient Greek τίθημι ‘to put, place, set’
treasury, treasure, tick, synthesis, thesaurus, epithet, 14 more
Today it means
noun A series of involuntary writhing movements of the limbs, typically bilateral and symmetric and predominantly affecting the distal parts of the limbs.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- / athetosis