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thematic
Thematic comes from Ancient Greek θέμα ‘theme’, from τῐ́θημῐ ‘to set, put, place’, 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 BCEθέμαthéma‘theme’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEθεματικόςthematikós
- Englishearliest quotation 2006thematic
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 BCEθέμαthéma‘theme’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEθεματικόςthematikós
- Englishearliest quotation 2006thematic
Earliest quotation: 2006, Donald Ringe, Oxford: Oxford University Press: “A considerable number of derived nominals, especially thematic nouns,…”
Formed from theme + -atic
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to put, place’
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Ancient Greek θέμα ‘that which is placed’
Latin thema ‘theme, topic’
Old French teme
Middle English teme ‘topic’
English theme
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to do’
do, fact, deal, hot, fair, defense, fan, benefit, fashion, mid, feature, defence, custom, treasury, sufficient, treasure, defendant, theme, feast, ethnic, doom, deed, dis, ethical, theology, synthesis, auditorium, auditor, aesthetic, spade, forfeit, tick, synthetic, feral, familial, medial, demi, ethic, ethos, deem, 129 more
through Ancient Greek τῐ́θημῐ ‘to set, put, place’
Today it means
adj Relating to or having a theme (“subject”) or a topic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- / thematic