Where does “glittoteca” come from?

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

glittoteca (Italian): collection of glyptographs; glyptotheca

Definitions

  1. collection of glyptographs; glyptotheca

Ancestry of “glittoteca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItaliantecaA small reliquary
2Latinthēcaa case, envelope, sheath
3Ancient Greekθήκηbox, chest; grave, tomb; sword sheath
4Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-
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