Where does “tecla” come from?

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

tecla (Spanish): key, button

Definitions

  1. key, button

Ancestry of “tecla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinthēcula
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

Words derived from “tecla

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