Where does “bibliothēca” come from?

bibliothēca (Latin) comes 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.

bibliothēca (Latin): a library room for books or collection of books

Definitions

a library room for books or collection of books

Ancestry of “bibliothēca”, step by step

bibliothēca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek βιβλιοθήκη

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	βιβλιοθήκη	bookcase; library; records office
2	Ancient Greek	-θήκη	deverbal suffix, typically indicating a space in which things are put or stored
3	Ancient Greek	θήκη	box, chest; grave, tomb; sword sheath
4	Ancient Greek	τίθημι	I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
5	Proto-Indo-European	dʰeh₁-	to do, put, place

via Ancient Greek βῐβλῐοθήκη

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	βῐβλῐοθήκη	bookcase

Words derived from “bibliothēca”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek τίθημι →Every word from Ancient Greek θήκη →