Where does “βιβλιοθήκη” come from?

βιβλιοθήκη (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -θήκη, from Ancient Greek θήκη, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

βιβλιοθήκη (Ancient Greek): bookcase; library; records office

Definitions

  1. bookcase; library; records office

Ancestry of “βιβλιοθήκη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-θήκηdeverbal suffix, typically indicating a space in which things are put or stored
2Ancient Greekθήκηbox, chest; grave, tomb; sword sheath
3Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “βιβλιοθήκη”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek τίθημι →Every word from Ancient Greek θήκη →