Where does “σκευοθήκη” come from?
σκευοθήκη (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σκευοθήκη, from Ancient Greek -θήκη, from Ancient Greek θήκη, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
σκευοθήκη (Greek): cupboard, credenza, ambry
Definitions
- cupboard, credenza, ambry
Ancestry of “σκευοθήκη”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | σκευοθήκη | chest for all kinds of objects |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -θήκη | Deverbal suffix from τίθημι , typically... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | θήκη | box, chest; grave, tomb; sword sheath |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τίθημι | I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |