Where does “nettaroteca” come from?

nettaroteca (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.

nettaroteca (Italian): The part of a flower containing nectar

Definitions

  1. The part of a flower containing nectar

Ancestry of “nettaroteca”, 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 τίθημιEvery word from Ancient Greek θήκη
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