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Where does “βῐβλῐοπωλεῖον” come from?

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

Ancestry of “βῐβλῐοπωλεῖον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβῐβλῐοπώληςbookseller
2Ancient Greekβῐβλῐ́ονsmall book, tablet
3Ancient Greekβῠ́βλοςpapyrus
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