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Where does “σκευοθήκη” come from?

σκευοθήκη (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -θήκη, from Ancient Greek θήκη, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

σκευοθήκη (Ancient Greek): chest for all kinds of objects

Definitions

  1. chest for all kinds of objects

Ancestry of “σκευοθήκη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-θήκηDeverbal suffix from τίθημι , typically...
2Ancient Greekθήκηbox, chest; grave, tomb; sword sheath
3Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “σκευοθήκη”

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