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
Ancestry of “grāmatnīca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | grāmata | book; book, register; ability to read and write |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | грамота | alphabet, writing; ability to read and write;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γράμματα | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of γράμμα |