Where does “biblioteca” come from?

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

biblioteca (Aragonese): library

Definitions

  1. library

Ancestry of “biblioteca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbibliothēcaa library room for books or collection of books
2Ancient Greekβιβλιοθήκηbookcase; library; records office
3Ancient Greek-θήκηdeverbal suffix, typically indicating a space in which things are put or stored
4Ancient Greekθήκηbox, chest; grave, tomb; sword sheath
5Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Ancient Greek τίθημιEvery word from Ancient Greek θήκη