Where does “grāmatnīca” come from?

grāmatnīca (Latvian) comes from Latvian grāmata, from Old East Slavic грамота, from Ancient Greek γράμματα — nominative/accusative/vocative plural of γράμμα.

grāmatnīca (Latvian): bookstore, bookshop

Definitions

  1. bookstore, bookshop

Ancestry of “grāmatnīca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviangrāmatabook; book, register; ability to read and write
2Old East Slavicграмотаalphabet, writing; ability to read and write;...
3Ancient Greekγράμματαnominative/accusative/vocative plural of γράμμα
Every word from Ancient Greek γράμματα →Every word from Old East Slavic грамота →Every word from Latvian grāmata →