English
thetes
Thetes comes from Ancient Greek θής ‘hired laborer’, from τῐ́θημῐ ‘to 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 BCEτῐ́θημῐtĭ́thēmĭ‘to place’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEθήςthḗs‘hired laborer’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEθῆτεςthêtesplural of θής
- Englishtodaythetes
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 BCEτῐ́θημῐtĭ́thēmĭ‘to place’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEθήςthḗs‘hired laborer’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEθῆτεςthêtesplural of θής
- Englishtodaythetes
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to put, place’
do, fact, deal, hot, fair, defense, fan, benefit, fashion, feature, mid, defence, custom, sufficient, theme, defendant, feast, ethnic, doom, deed, dis, ethical, theology, auditorium, auditor, synthetic, demi, deem, spade, forfeit, feral, aesthetic, fanatic, familial, medial, atheist, medallion, prefect, certify, profanity, 121 more
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰé-dʰeh₁-ti
through Proto-Hellenic *t(e/i)tʰēmi
treasury, treasure, tick, synthesis, thesaurus, 12 more
through Ancient Greek τῐ́θημῐ ‘to place’
Today it means
noun The lowest social class of citizens in ancient Athens.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- / thetes