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theto

theta

masc nom sg of theta (adj)

1. trustworthy; honest; reliable; lit. stable

Built from

• the — root · stand, stable
  From √thi (Sanskrit √sthā); the image of standing firm or rooted in place. Cognates: English 'steady', German 'statt', Latin 'status'.
• ta — ending · past participle
  Masculine nominative singular; marks a completed action or quality, 'one who has stood' > 'one who is stable/trustworthy'.

Etymology. From √thi (√sthā in Sanskrit) 'to stand, be stable'; the concrete image of standing firm or being firmly placed underlies the sense of reliability and trustworthiness. Cognate with English 'steady' and Sanskrit sthita 'stood, established'.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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