Where does “βιβλιοκάπηλος” come from?

βιβλιοκάπηλος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek βῐβλῐ́ον, from Ancient Greek βῠ́βλος — papyrus.

βιβλιοκάπηλος (Ancient Greek): dealer in books

Definitions

  1. dealer in books

Ancestry of “βιβλιοκάπηλος”, step by step

βιβλιοκάπηλος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek βῐβλῐ́ον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβῐβλῐ́ονsmall book, tablet
2Ancient Greekβῠ́βλοςpapyrus

via Ancient Greek κᾰ́πηλος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκᾰ́πηλοςretail dealer, huckster
Every word from Ancient Greek βῠ́βλος →Every word from Ancient Greek βῐβλῐ́ον →