The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromθήκη“box or chest”
- Ancient Greek · derived fromγλυπτός“carved, engraved”
- French · derived fromglyptothèque
- English todayglyptotheca
From French glyptothèque, from Ancient Greek γλυπτός (gluptós, “carved, engraved”) + Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē, “box or chest”).
Words from the same roots
Frenchglyptothèque all →
Ancient Greekγλυπτός all →
glyptodont
Ancient Greekθήκη all →
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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.