Where does “bibliotecari” come from?
bibliotecari (Romanian) comes from Romanian bibliotecar, from French bibliothécaire, from French bibliothèque, from Middle French bibliotheque, from Latin bibliothēca, from Ancient Greek βιβλιοθήκη, from Ancient Greek -θήκη, from Ancient Greek θήκη — to do, put, place.
bibliotecari (Romanian): plural of bibliotecar; masculine plural of...
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- plural of bibliotecar; masculine plural of...
Ancestry of “bibliotecari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | bibliotecar | librarian; library |
| 2 | French | bibliothécaire | librarian |
| 3 | French | bibliothèque | library; bookcase |
| 4 | Middle French | bibliotheque | — |
| 5 | Latin | bibliothēca | a library room for books or collection of books |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βιβλιοθήκη | bookcase; library; records office |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -θήκη | deverbal suffix, typically indicating a space in which things are put or stored |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | θήκη | box, chest; grave, tomb; sword sheath |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τίθημι | I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |