Where does “βιβλίον” come from?

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

βιβλίον (Ancient Greek): Strip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any...

Definitions

  1. Strip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any...

Ancestry of “βιβλίον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekβυβλίονStrip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any...
2Ancient Greekβύβλοςpapyrus; book
3Phoenician𐤂𐤁𐤋Byblos
4Phoenician𐤀𐤋god, deity
5Proto-Semiticʔil-deity, god

Words derived from “βιβλίον

Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔil-Every word from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋Every word from Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋