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Where does “thecoma” come from?

thecoma (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.

thecoma (English): A benign ovarian neoplasm composed only of theca...

Definitions

  1. A benign ovarian neoplasm composed only of theca...

Ancestry of “thecoma”, 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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