Where does “filmoteca” come from?

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

filmoteca (Catalan): film library

Definitions

  1. film library

Ancestry of “filmoteca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalan-teca—
2Latin-thēca—
3Ancient Greekθήκηbox, chest; grave, tomb; sword sheath
4Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek τίθημι →Every word from Ancient Greek θήκη →