Where does “bibliotechnicien” come from?

bibliotechnicien (French) comes from French bibliothèque, from Middle French bibliotheque, 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.

bibliotechnicien (French): librarian

Definitions

  1. librarian

Ancestry of “bibliotechnicien”, step by step

bibliotechnicien traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French bibliothèque

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbibliothèquelibrary; bookcase
2Middle Frenchbibliotheque
3Latinbibliothēcaa library room for books or collection of books
4Ancient Greekβιβλιοθήκηbookcase; library; records office
5Ancient Greek-θήκηdeverbal suffix, typically indicating a space in which things are put or stored
6Ancient Greekθήκηbox, chest; grave, tomb; sword sheath
7Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via French technicien

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