English
polythetic
Polythetic comes from Ancient Greek θέσις ‘arrangement’, from τίθημι ‘to put, place’, 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’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEθέσιςthésis‘arrangement’
- Englishtodaypolythetic
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’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEθέσιςthésis‘arrangement’
- Englishtodaypolythetic
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to put, place’
do, fact, deal, hot, fair, defense, fan, benefit, fashion, feature, mid, defence, custom, theme, sufficient, defendant, feast, ethnic, doom, deed, dis, ethical, auditorium, auditor, theology, demi, deem, spade, forfeit, aesthetic, atheist, feral, synthetic, familial, medial, atheism, medallion, prefect, profanity, ethic, 123 more
through Proto-Hellenic *t(e/i)tʰēmi
through Ancient Greek τίθημι ‘to put, place’
treasury, treasure, synthesis, tick, thesaurus, epithet, 14 more
Today it means
adj Having many, but not all properties in common.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- / polythetic