Where does “βιβλιοθηκάριος” come from?
βιβλιοθηκάριος (Greek) comes from Greek βιβλιοθήκη, 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.
βιβλιοθηκάριος (Greek): librarian
Ancestry of “βιβλιοθηκάριος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | βιβλιοθήκη | library; bookcase |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βιβλιοθήκη | bookcase; library; records office |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -θήκη | Deverbal suffix from τίθημι , typically... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | θήκη | box, chest; grave, tomb; sword sheath |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τίθημι | I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |