Where does “видеотека” come from?

видеотека (Russian) comes from Russian библиоте́ка, 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.

видеотека (Russian): video library, videocassette library

Definitions

  1. video library, videocassette library

Ancestry of “видеотека”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбиблиоте́каlibrary in all senses
2Latinbibliothēcaa library room for books or collection of books
3Ancient Greekβιβλιοθήκηbookcase; library; records office
4Ancient Greek-θήκηdeverbal suffix, typically indicating a space in which things are put or stored
5Ancient Greekθήκηbox, chest; grave, tomb; sword sheath
6Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Ancient Greek τίθημιEvery word from Ancient Greek θήκη