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minus-squareJackGreenEarth@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down4·2 年前It comes from the Latin libre, meaning free.
minus-squaresadbehr@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 年前This is incorrect. From Wikipedia: The term library is based on the Latin word liber for ‘book’ or ‘document’, contained in Latin libraria ‘collection of books’ and librarium ‘container for books’.
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minus-squareNielsBohron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 年前I’m pretty sure it’s from the Latin word for book, liber, and has nothing to do with “free”
It comes from the Latin libre, meaning free.
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I’m pretty sure it’s from the Latin word for book, liber, and has nothing to do with “free”
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