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Treasure

3 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means a quantity of precious metals, gems, or other valuable objects
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Stage 1 of 3
thesauros
Greek · ancient
"a storehouse of valuables"
a storehouse, a treasury of valuable things
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Stage 2 of 3
tresor
Old French · medieval
"a hoard of precious things"
carried into French for a hoard of precious things
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Stage 3 of 3
treasure
English · 1200s
"a valuable hoard of wealth or precious objects"
settled as the English word for a valuable hoard of wealth
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