Where does “bibliotecari” come from?

bibliotecari (Catalan) comes from Catalan biblioteca, 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.

bibliotecari (Catalan): library; librarian

Definitions

  1. library; librarian

Ancestry of “bibliotecari”, step by step

bibliotecari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan biblioteca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanbibliotecalibrary
2Latinbibliothēcaa library room for books or collection of books
3Ancient Greekβιβλιοθήκηbookcase; library; records office
4Ancient Greek-θήκηdeverbal suffix, typically indicating a space in which things are put or stored
5Ancient Greekθήκηbox, chest; grave, tomb; sword sheath
6Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Catalan ari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CatalanariAryan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Ancient Greek τίθημιEvery word from Ancient Greek θήκη