Where does “tek” come from?

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

tek (Italian): teak

Definitions

  1. teak

Ancestry of “tek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetecateak
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- →