Where does “βιβλιοπώλης” come from?

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

βιβλιοπώλης (Ancient Greek): a bookseller

Definitions

  1. a bookseller

Ancestry of “βιβλιοπώλης”, step by step

βιβλιοπώλης traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek βιβλίον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekβιβλίονStrip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any...
2Ancient GreekβυβλίονStrip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any...
3Ancient Greekβύβλοςpapyrus; book
4Phoenician𐤂𐤁𐤋Byblos
5Phoenician𐤀𐤋god, deity
6Proto-Semiticʔil-deity, god

via Ancient Greek πώλης

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπώληςa seller, a dealer
2Ancient GreekπωλέωI sell
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “βιβλιοπώλης

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