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Where does “endothecium” come from?

endothecium (English) comes from English theca, from Latin thēca, from Ancient Greek θήκη, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

endothecium (English): The tissue found in the walls of anthers, and in...

Definitions

  1. The tissue found in the walls of anthers, and in...

Ancestry of “endothecium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthecaAny external case or sheath; The pollen-producing...
2Latinthēca—
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
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