English
treasurer
Treasurer comes from Old French tresorer, from tresor ‘treasure’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to put, place’.
- 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 BCEτίθημιtíthēmi‘to put, place, deposit, set, assume, settle’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEθησαυρός‘treasure house’
- Classical Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEthēsaurus‘treasure’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*tresaurusreconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400tresor‘treasure’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400tresorer
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form‘a treasurer’
- Englishtodaytreasurer
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 BCEτίθημιtíthēmi‘to put, place, deposit, set, assume, settle’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEθησαυρός‘treasure house’
- Classical Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEthēsaurus‘treasure’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*tresaurusreconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400tresor‘treasure’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400tresorer
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form‘a treasurer’
- Englishtodaytreasurer
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to put, place’
do, fact, hot, deal, fair, defense, fan, benefit, mid, fashion, theme, defence, custom, ethnic, feature, sufficient, ethical, aesthetic, defendant, synthetic, theology, doom, deed, dis, atheist, ethic, feast, auditorium, auditor, atheism, demi, deem, spade, thematic, ethos, forfeit, fanatic, familial, medial, medallion, 126 more
through Proto-Hellenic *t(e/i)tʰēmi
through Ancient Greek τίθημι ‘to put, place, deposit, set, assume, settle’
synthesis, tick, epithet, 16 more
through Classical Latin thēsaurus ‘treasure’
Today it means
noun The government official in charge of the Treasury.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- / treasurer