Where does “Bibliothekar” come from?
Bibliothekar (German) 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.
Bibliothekar (German): librarian male or of unspecified gender
Definitions
- librarian male or of unspecified gender
Ancestry of “Bibliothekar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | bibliothecarius | librarian |
| 2 | Latin | bibliothēca | a library room for books or collection of books |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βιβλιοθήκη | bookcase; library; records office |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -θήκη | deverbal suffix, typically indicating a space in which things are put or stored |
| 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 |