Where does “biblistika” come from?
biblistika (Czech) comes from Czech biblista, from Czech bible, from Old Czech biblí, from Latin Biblia, from Ancient Greek βιβλία, from Ancient Greek βιβλίον, from Ancient Greek βυβλίον, from Ancient Greek βύβλος — deity, god.
biblistika (Czech): bibliology, biblical studies
Definitions
- bibliology, biblical studies
Ancestry of “biblistika”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | biblista | biblist |
| 2 | Czech | bible | Bible |
| 3 | Old Czech | biblí | Bible |
| 4 | Latin | Biblia | the Bible |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βιβλία | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of βιβλίον |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βιβλίον | Strip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βυβλίον | Strip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βύβλος | papyrus; book |
| 9 | Phoenician | 𐤂𐤁𐤋 | Byblos |
| 10 | Phoenician | 𐤀𐤋 | god, deity |
| 11 | Proto-Semitic | ʔil- | deity, god |