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Where does “cleistothecium” come from?

cleistothecium (English) comes from English thecium, from New Latin thecium, from Ancient Greek θήκιον, from Ancient Greek θήκη, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

cleistothecium (English): A closed ascocarp, in some fungi, from which...

Definitions

  1. A closed ascocarp, in some fungi, from which...

Ancestry of “cleistothecium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtheciumThe hymenium; The internal hyphal layers of an...
2New Latinthecium—
3Ancient Greekθήκιον—
4Ancient Greekθήκηbox, chest; grave, tomb; sword sheath
5Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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