Where does “Universitätsbibliothek” come from?
Universitätsbibliothek (German) comes from German Universität, from Latin ūniversitās, from Latin ūniversus, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Universitätsbibliothek (German): university library
Definitions
- university library
Ancestry of “Universitätsbibliothek”, step by step
Universitätsbibliothek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Universität
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Universität | university |
| 2 | Latin | ūniversitās | the whole |
| 3 | Latin | ūniversus | whole, entire, taken collectively or altogether |
| 4 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 5 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via German Bibliothek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bibliothek | library |
| 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 |