library
‘a place or an institution where books are preserved’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
E. librarie, lyberary, liberary, librarye, librair(e), librar < A.F. librarie < O.F. librairie, librarie ‘collection of books; bookseller’s shop’ < Lat. librarium ‘book-case, chest for books’ < libraria ‘a bookseller’s shop’ < Med.Lat. librarius ‘concerning books’ < Lat. librarium ‘chest for books’ < liber ‘book, paper, parchment’ < lai < Tamil el