Where does “riksbibliotekarie” come from?
riksbibliotekarie (Swedish) comes from Swedish bibliotekarie, 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 — to do, put, place.
riksbibliotekarie (Swedish): a national librarian
Definitions
- a national librarian
Ancestry of “riksbibliotekarie”, step by step
riksbibliotekarie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish bibliotekarie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bibliotekarie | a librarian |
| 2 | Swedish | bibliotek | a library |
| 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 |
via Swedish rike
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | rike | a realm, kingdom, empire, nation; a kingdom of... |
| 2 | Old Norse | ríki | realm |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rīkiją | rulership, government, authority; realm, kingdom |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |