Where does “biblioteconomia” come from?
biblioteconomia (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese economia, from Latin oeconomia, from Ancient Greek οἰκονομία, from Ancient Greek οἰκονόμος, from Ancient Greek οἶκος, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
biblioteconomia (Portuguese): library science
Definitions
- library science
Ancestry of “biblioteconomia”, step by step
biblioteconomia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese economia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | economia | economics; economy; economy, frugality |
| 2 | Latin | oeconomia | The management of household affairs; arrangement,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | οἰκονομία | the management of a household or family,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | οἰκονόμος | one who manages a household, the master of the... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | οἶκος | house or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via Portuguese Biblioteca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Biblioteca | library |
| 2 | Latin | bibliothēca | a library room for books or collection of books |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βιβλιοθήκη | bookcase; library; records office |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -θήκη | deverbal suffix, typically indicating a space in which things are put or stored |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | θήκη | box, chest; grave, tomb; sword sheath |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τίθημι | I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |