Library

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin bibliothēca, from Ancient Greek βιβλιοθήκη (bibliothḗkē, “library”). Equivalent to biblio- +‎ -theca. Doublet of bibliotheke. Noun: βῐβλῐοθήκη • (bibliothḗkē) f (genitive βῐβλῐοθήκης); first declension

1. bookcase
2. library
3. records office
4. compilation

"Library" traditionally, collection of books used for reading or study, or the building or room in which such a collection is kept. The word derives from the Latin liber, “book,” whereas a Latinized Greek word, bibliotheca, is the origin of the word for library in German, Russian, and the Romance languages.