Where does “-teca” come from?

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

-teca (Italian): Used to form nouns meaning a library, gallery or...

Definitions

  1. Used to form nouns meaning a library, gallery or...

Ancestry of “-teca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-thēca—
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

Words derived from “-teca”

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