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

thecoma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English theca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthecaAny external case or sheath; The pollen-producing...
2Latinthēcaa case, envelope, sheath
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

via English oma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishomagrandmother, grandma
2Tibetanའོ་མmilk
3Tibetanམmother; goddess; negates the following verb in...
4Proto-Sino-Tibetanmano, not, negative, not have, none

Words derived from “thecoma”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek τίθημι →Every word from Ancient Greek θήκη →