myEtymology.com: English etymology of epitheca

Etymology of the English word epitheca

the English word epitheca

derived from the English word theca

derived from the New Latin word theca (envelope, sheath; case, box; that which encloses; suitcase)

derived from the Greek word theke, θήκη (a receptacle; scabbard)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dhē-

derived from the Greek word tithemi, τίϑημι

using the English prefix epi-

derived from the Greek prefix epi-, ἐπι-

derived from the Byzantine Greek word epi, ἐπί (upon; properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case); over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.)

Date

The earliest known usage of epitheca in English dates from the 19th century.