English
thecium
Thecium comes from New Latin thēcium, from Ancient Greek θήκη ‘sheath’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to do’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁-‘to do’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEθήκηthḗkē‘sheath’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEθήκιονthḗkiondiminutive of θήκη
- New Latinc. 1500–1900thēcium
- Englishearliest quotation 1952thecium
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁-‘to do’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEθήκηthḗkē‘sheath’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEθήκιονthḗkiondiminutive of θήκη
- New Latinc. 1500–1900thēcium
- Englishearliest quotation 1952thecium
Earliest quotation: 1952, Frederick Lyle Wynd, The Fungi: “The hymenium, or thecium, is generated endogenously within the…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to do’
do, fact, deal, hot, fair, defense, fan, benefit, fashion, feature, mid, defence, custom, treasury, treasure, sufficient, theme, ethnic, defendant, feast, ethical, doom, deed, dis, aesthetic, thesis, synthetic, theology, auditor, demi, deem, spade, forfeit, ethic, feral, fanatic, atheist, familial, medial, medallion, 129 more
through Ancient Greek θήκη ‘sheath’
Today it means
noun The hymenium
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- / thecium