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> apotheke (basement, literally "under-box") Actually, "apo" has the meaning of "away" here, so "away-box" would be more accurate. Maybe you are confusing it w
by d_tr 5y ago
> apotheke (basement, literally "under-box")
Actually, "apo" has the meaning of "away" here, so "away-box" would be more accurate. Maybe you are confusing it with "ypo", which actually means "under" in Greek?
I always enjoy reading about this stuff, btw!
- narag 5y agoOops! that's right... "under-box" would be "hipoteca" = mortgage. Anything with the "teca" (or "theque" in other languages) has some relation, like modern discoteca or biblioteca = library.