Where does “xylotheque” come from?

xylotheque (English) comes from French xylothèque, from Ancient Greek ξυλοθήκη, from Ancient Greek ξύλον, from Ancient Greek -ουργός, from Ancient Greek ἔργον, from Proto-Hellenic wérgon, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

xylotheque (English): A collection of samples of various types of wood

Definitions

  1. A collection of samples of various types of wood

Ancestry of “xylotheque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchxylothèquexylotheque
2Ancient GreekξυλοθήκηA woodhouse
3Ancient Greekξύλονcut wood, timber; piece of wood, log, beam, post;...
4Ancient Greek-ουργόςworker, maker; work; worker, maker, craftsman
5Ancient Greekἔργονdeed, doing, action; labour, work, task;...
6Proto-Hellenicwérgonwork
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵomEvery word from Proto-Hellenic wérgon
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