Treasurer
/ˈtrɛʒərər/noun
A person responsible for managing an organization’s money and financial accounts.
Did you know?Treasurer ultimately comes from Greek thesauros, meaning a storehouse or treasury—the same ancient source that gave English the word thesaurus.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dheh₁-
“To put, place, or set—an ancestral root associated with things being stored or positioned.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
thēsauros
“A storehouse, treasury, or repository of valuable things.”
Classical Latin
Latin
thesaurus
“A treasure, treasury, or store of valuable objects; borrowed from Greek.”
Old French
Old French
tresor
“Treasure or wealth kept in a treasury.”
Middle English
Middle English
tresorer
“An officer responsible for a treasury or for guarding and managing treasure.”
Modern English
English
treasurer
“A person appointed to administer money and financial accounts.”