Where does “cinemateca” come from?

cinemateca (Catalan) comes from Catalan teca, from Spanish teca, from Portuguese teca, from Latin thēca, from Ancient Greek θήκη, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

cinemateca (Catalan): film library

Definitions

film library

Ancestry of “cinemateca”, step by step

cinemateca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan teca

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Catalan	teca	food
2	Spanish	teca	teak; theca
3	Portuguese	teca	teak
4	Latin	thēca	a case, envelope, sheath
5	Ancient Greek	θήκη	box, chest; grave, tomb; sword sheath
6	Ancient Greek	τίθημι	I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
7	Proto-Indo-European	dʰeh₁-	to do, put, place

via Catalan cinema

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Catalan	cinema	cinema
2	Ancient Greek	κῑ́νημα	movement

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →