Where does “nastroteca” come from?
nastroteca (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.
nastroteca (Italian): tape library
Ancestry of “nastroteca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | -teca | Used to form nouns meaning a library, gallery or... |
| 2 | Latin | -thēca | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | θήκη | box, chest; grave, tomb; sword sheath |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τίθημι | I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |