Blog from Italy - Life in the Living Museum - Latest Comments in It’s a Teca Thing

Re: It’s a Teca Thing

AlexR — Wed, 21 May 2008 04:16:08 -0000

Hi Joe and Cristian,

Thanks to both of you - now I know the origin of 'teca' - thanks to Cristian.

And thanks to you Joe for pointing out an English/French word with the same roots - discotheque. Which in Italian is another 'teca' - discoteca - and it is still widely used here in Italy, whereas in the UK 'disco' is very 70s.

Cheers,

Alex

Re: It’s a Teca Thing

Joe T. — Tue, 20 May 2008 19:46:10 -0000

Thanks, Cristian.

Re: It’s a Teca Thing

cristian — Tue, 20 May 2008 15:06:18 -0000

Biblioteca, library.

Yes, teca comes from the greek "thèke", storeroom or closet.

Re: It’s a Teca Thing

Joe T. — Tue, 20 May 2008 13:54:38 -0000

Hi Alex!

I think this Italian suffix "teca" comes from the same Greek root that also shows up in French as "theque". For instance, like in "discotheque".