Where does “Βίβλος” come from?

Βίβλος (Ancient Greek) comes from Latin Bibulus, from Latin bibō, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis.

Βίβλος (Ancient Greek): Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus; Any individual named...

Definitions

  1. Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus; Any individual named...

Ancestry of “Βίβλος”, step by step

Βίβλος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Bibulus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinBibulusfond of drinking; drinking readily or freely; frequently thirsty; bibulous
2Latinbibōto drink
3Latin-ilis-ile
4Proto-Italic-elis—
5Proto-Indo-European-elis—

via Ancient Greek βύβλος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβύβλοςpapyrus; book
2Phoenician𐤂𐤁𐤋Byblos
3Phoenician𐤀𐤋god, deity
4Proto-Semiticʔil-deity, god
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -elis →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin bibō →