Etymology of the English word theme
the English word
themederived from the Latin word
thema (theme)
derived from the Byzantine Greek word
thema, θέμα, ϑέμα
Date
The earliest known usage of theme in English dates from the 13th century.
Cognates
Dutch
thema, French
thème, German
Thema, Italian
tema, Italian
tena, Latin
timor, Lithuanian
tema, Norwegian
tema, Russian
тема, Spanish
tena, Swedish
temaUsage
Word found in Modern English
