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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”

  • litoteca
  • nettaroteca
  • sitoteca
  • discoteca
  • videoteca
  • glittoteca
  • videodiscoteca
  • xiloteca
  • paninoteca
  • emeroteca
  • mediateca
  • cineteca
  • medioteca
  • nastroteca
  • tecoteca
  • weblioteca
  • autoemoteca
  • emoteca
  • fototeca
  • ludoteca
  • cartoteca
  • enoteca
  • fonoteca
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