Where does “βίβλος” come from?

βίβλος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek βύβλος, from Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋, from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋, from Proto-Semitic ʔil- — deity, god.

βίβλος (Ancient Greek): Attic form of βῠ́βλος

Definitions

  1. Attic form of βῠ́βλος

Ancestry of “βίβλος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβύβλοςpapyrus; book
2Phoenician𐤂𐤁𐤋Byblos
3Phoenician𐤀𐤋god, deity
4Proto-Semiticʔil-deity, god
Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔil- →Every word from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋 →Every word from Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋 →