Where does “tēca” come from?

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

Ancestry of “tēca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekθήκηbox, chest; grave, tomb; sword sheath
2Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “tēca

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Ancient Greek τίθημιEvery word from Ancient Greek θήκη