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Where does “ביבליאָטעק” come from?

ביבליאָטעק (Yiddish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

ביבליאָטעק (Yiddish): library

Definitions

  1. library

Ancestry of “ביבליאָטעק”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbibliothèquelibrary; bookcase
2Middle Frenchbibliotheque—
3Latinbibliothēca—
4Ancient Greekβιβλιοθήκηbookcase; library; records office
5Ancient Greek-θήκηDeverbal suffix from τίθημι , typically...
6Ancient Greekθήκηbox, chest; grave, tomb; sword sheath
7Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “ביבליאָטעק”

  • ביבליאָטעקער
  • ביבליאָטעקעראין
  • פֿאָלקסביבליאָטעק
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