Where does “sonothèque” come from?

sonothèque (French) comes from French thèque, from Ancient Greek θήκη, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

sonothèque (French): sound library

Definitions

  1. sound library

Ancestry of “sonothèque”, step by step

sonothèque traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French thèque

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchthèquetheca
2Ancient Greekθήκηbox, chest; grave, tomb; sword sheath
3Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via French sono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsonosound system
2Frenchsonorisationsonorization

Words derived from “sonothèque”

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