thesaurus
Latin
noun
Definitions
- treasure, hoard
- a dear friend, loved one
- a vault for treasure
- chest, strongbox
- repository, collection
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek θησαυρός (storehouse, treasure).
Origin
Ancient Greek
θησαυρός
Gloss
storehouse, treasure
Kanji
蔵
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- thesaurosis English
- thēsaurus Latin
- Thesaurus German
- thésaurus French
- tesauro Spanish, Castilian
- θησαυροφύλαξ Ancient Greek
- θησαυρός Ancient Greek
- cercatresors Catalan, Valencian
- tresor Catalan, Valencian
- tresorer Catalan, Valencian
- θησαυρός Greek (modern)
- tresaur Occitan