thesaurizo
Latin
Etymology
Late Latin borrowing from Ancient Greek θησαυρίζω (thēsaurízō, “I store, treasure up”), from θησαυρός (thēsaurós, “store-room, treasure, granary, strong-box”), from τίθημι (títhēmi, “I put, place, deposit, set, assume, settle”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place”), cognate with Latin faciō (“I make, do”), English do, etc..
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /tʰeːˈsau̯.ri.zoː/, [tʰeːˈsau̯.rɪ.zoː]
Verb
thēsaurizō (present infinitive thēsaurizāre, perfect active thēsaurizāvī, supine thēsaurizātum); first conjugation
- (Late Latin) I gather or lay up treasure
Inflection
Related terms
References
- thesaurizo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- thesaurizo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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