English
epithema
Epithema comes from Ancient Greek ἐπίθεμα ‘lid, cover’, from θέμα ‘that which is placed or laid down’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to do’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁-‘to do’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰéh₁mn̥‘act of placement or doing’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτῐ́θημῐ‘to set, put, place’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEθέμα‘that which is placed or laid down’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐπίθεμαepíthema‘lid, cover’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900epithema
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁-‘to do’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰéh₁mn̥‘act of placement or doing’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτῐ́θημῐ‘to set, put, place’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEθέμα‘that which is placed or laid down’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐπίθεμαepíthema‘lid, cover’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900epithema
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to do’
do, fact, deal, hot, fair, defense, fan, fashion, feature, mid, benefit, defence, custom, sufficient, treasury, treasure, ethnic, defendant, theme, feast, ethical, doom, tick, deed, dis, aesthetic, synthetic, theology, synthesis, auditorium, spade, ethic, auditor, feral, atheist, fanatic, familial, medial, forfeit, demi, 128 more
through Ancient Greek τῐ́θημῐ ‘to set, put, place’
through Ancient Greek θέμα ‘that which is placed or laid down’
Today it means
noun A horny excrescence on the top of the beak of some birds, notably the hornbill.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- / epithema