Where does “ludoteca” come from?

ludoteca (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.

ludoteca (Italian): playroom; games room

Definitions

  1. playroom; games room

Ancestry of “ludoteca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-tecaUsed to form nouns meaning a library, gallery or...
2Latin-thēca—
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- →Every word from Ancient Greek τίθημι →Every word from Ancient Greek θήκη →