Where does “bibliòman” come from?

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

bibliòman (Catalan): obsessed with books; bibliomaniacal

Definitions

  1. obsessed with books; bibliomaniacal

Ancestry of “bibliòman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanbiblio-biblio
2Ancient GreekβιβλίονStrip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any...
3Ancient GreekβυβλίονStrip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any...
4Ancient Greekβύβλοςpapyrus; book
5Phoenician𐤂𐤁𐤋Byblos
6Phoenician𐤀𐤋god, deity
7Proto-Semiticʔil-deity, god
Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔil-Every word from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋Every word from Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋
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