Where does “bibliotheque” come from?

bibliotheque (Middle French) comes from Latin bibliothēca, 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.

Ancestry of “bibliotheque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbibliothēcaa library room for books or collection of books
2Ancient Greekβιβλιοθήκηbookcase; library; records office
3Ancient Greek-θήκηdeverbal suffix, typically indicating a space in which things are put or stored
4Ancient Greekθήκηbox, chest; grave, tomb; sword sheath
5Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “bibliotheque

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Ancient Greek τίθημιEvery word from Ancient Greek θήκη