Where does “Biblioteca” come from?
Biblioteca (Portuguese) 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.
Biblioteca (Portuguese): library
Definitions
- library
Ancestry of “Biblioteca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | bibliothēca | a library room for books or collection of books |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βιβλιοθήκη | bookcase; library; records office |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -θήκη | deverbal suffix, typically indicating a space in which things are put or stored |
| 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 |