Where does “thēca” come from?

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

thēca (Latin): a case, envelope, sheath

Definitions

  1. a case, envelope, sheath

Ancestry of “thēca”, 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 “thēca”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek τίθημι →Every word from Ancient Greek θήκη →