Etymology

hypotheca

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Today it means: The lower or posterior half of the theca of a thecate protist such as a diatom or dinoflagellate Full definition →

English theca ← Latin thēca ← Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Ancient Greekῠ̔πό (hŭpó)
  3. Ancient Greekὑπο- (hupo-)
  4. Englishhypo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰédʰeh₁ti
  7. Ancient Greekτίθημι (títhēmi)
  8. Ancient Greekθήκη (thḗkē)
  9. Latinthēca
  10. Englishtheca
  11. English todayhypotheca

From hypo- + theca.

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