Where does “βυβλίον” come from?

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

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “βυβλίον”, step by step

βυβλίον traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek βύβλος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβύβλοςpapyrus; book
2Phoenician𐤂𐤁𐤋Byblos
3Phoenician𐤀𐤋god, deity
4Proto-Semiticʔil-deity, god

via Ancient Greek βῠ́βλος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβῠ́βλοςpapyrus

Words derived from “βυβλίον”

Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔil- →Every word from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋 →Every word from Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋 →