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Where does “sublibrarian” come from?

sublibrarian (English) comes from English librarian, from English library, from Middle English librarie, from Anglo-Norman French librarie, from Old French librairie, from Latin librarium, from Latin librarius, from Latin Līber — asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...

sublibrarian (English): An under or assistant librarian

Definitions

  1. An under or assistant librarian

Ancestry of “sublibrarian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlibrarianThe keeper, manager of a library; One who cares...
2EnglishlibraryAn institution which holds books and/or other...
3Middle Englishlibrarielibrary, reading room; bookshelf, bookcase;...
4Anglo-Norman Frenchlibrarie—
5Old Frenchlibrairie—
6Latinlibrariuma bookcase; a library
7Latinlibrariusof or pertaining to books; a scribe, copyist,...
8LatinLīber—
9Old Latinloeber—
10Frenchloberto lob
11Frenchloblob
12EnglishlobTo throw or hit a ball into the air in a high...
13EnglishlongHaving much distance from one terminating point...
14EnglishlongitudeAngular distance measured west or east of the...
15Old Frenchlongitude—
16Latinlongitūdō—
17Latinlongusfar, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,...
18Latin-ē—
19Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
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