"shelfmark" meaning in All languages combined

See shelfmark on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: shelfmarks [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel(H)-p-der. Proto-Germanic *skelfōder. Proto-West Germanic *skelfu:der. Proto-West Germanic *skilfijā Old English sċylfe? Middle English schelfe English shelf English mark English shelfmark From shelf + mark. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|shelf|mark<id:sign>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel(H)-p-der. Proto-Germanic *skelfōder. Proto-West Germanic *skelfu:der. Proto-West Germanic *skilfijā Old English sċylfe? Middle English schelfe English shelf English mark English shelfmark [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "to cut, split, divide", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*(s)kelH-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*(s)kel(H)-p-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*skelfō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*skelfu:", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*skilfijā", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "sċielfe", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "schelfe", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "shelf", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "id" : "sign", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "mark", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "shelfmark", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="shelfmark"> From shelf + mark. Head templates: {{en-noun}} shelfmark (plural shelfmarks)
  1. The mark that shows the location or call number of a book or manuscript within a library; (loosely) synonym of call number.

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Alternative forms

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