Etymograph

English

hysterothecium

From hystero- + thecium

Formed from hystero- + thecium

Ancient Greek ὑστέρᾱ ‘the womb’

English hystero-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to do’

Ancient Greek θήκη ‘sheath’

Ancient Greek θήκιον

New Latin thēcium

English thecium

Today it means

noun An elongated structure that opens by a longitudinal slit and releases sexually produced spores.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / hysterothecium