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