Where does “bibliothecary” come from?
bibliothecary (English) comes from Latin bibliothecarius, 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.
bibliothecary (English): A librarian
Ancestry of “bibliothecary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | bibliothecarius | librarian |
| 2 | Latin | bibliothēca | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βιβλιοθήκη | bookcase; library; records office |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -θήκη | Deverbal suffix from τίθημι , typically... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | θήκη | box, chest; grave, tomb; sword sheath |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τίθημι | I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |