Ideas terminology · Reasoning & inquiry
thes- — Placing or proposition
thes- means placing or proposition. Ancient Greek source words and ideas terminology examples: thesis.
Meaning and source words
Meaning: Placing or proposition
- Ancient Greek: θέσις (thesis)
Examples and word parts
thesis
A claim put forward for discussion, or an extended work that supports a claim.
Word parts: thesis originally meant a placing or setting, from tithēmi (put).
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Related reasoning & inquiry terms
- crit- — Judgment or distinction
criticism
- scept-, skept- — Examination or doubt
skeptic
- theor- — Observation or contemplation
theory
- hypothes- — Supposition or proposed basis
hypothesis
- analys- — Breaking down for examination
analysis
- synthes- — Putting together
synthesis
- caus- — Cause or reason
causation
Sources and usage
From the Word Radicals ideas terminology collection. Source words and word parts are learning references; modern meanings can differ from their classical sources.