Etymology

gonotheca

G2O1N1O1T1H4E1C3A1

Today it means: The protective covering of a gonangium. Full definition →

English theca ← Latin thēca ← Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵónh₁os
  3. Ancient Greekγόνος (gónos)
  4. Englishgono-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰédʰeh₁ti
  7. Ancient Greekτίθημι (títhēmi)
  8. Ancient Greekθήκη (thḗkē)
  9. Latinthēca
  10. Englishtheca
  11. English todaygonotheca

From gono- + theca.

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