teca
Italian (Fiorentino)
noun
Definitions
- A small reliquary.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin theca (box, cover) derived from Ancient Greek θήκη (box, a case, scabbard, case, receptacle, covering, money box, sheath, sheath for sword).
Origin
Ancient Greek
θήκη
Gloss
box, a case, scabbard, case, receptacle, covering, money box, sheath, sheath for sword
Concept
Semantic Field
Modern world
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
箱