myEtymology.com: English etymology of metathesis

Etymology of the English word metathesis

the English word metathesis

derived from the Late Latin word metathesis

derived from the Greek word metathesis, μετάθεσις (transposition; transferral (to heaven), disestablishment (of a law))

derived from the Greek word metatithenai

derived from the Greek word tithenai

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dhē-

using the Greek prefix meta-, μετα-

derived from the Greek word meta, μετὰ, μετά (after)

derived from the Greek word tithemi, τίϑημι

The earliest known usage of metathesis in English dates from the 16th century.

Word found in Modern English