Where does “cartoteca” come from?
cartoteca (Italian) comes from Catalan teca, from Spanish teca, from Portuguese teca, from Latin thēca, from Ancient Greek θήκη, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
cartoteca (Italian): map collection
Ancestry of “cartoteca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Catalan | teca | food |
| 2 | Spanish | teca | teak; theca |
| 3 | Portuguese | teca | teak |
| 4 | Latin | thēca | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | θήκη | box, chest; grave, tomb; sword sheath |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τίθημι | I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |