Where does “on-Bijbels” come from?
on-Bijbels (Dutch) comes from Dutch Bijbels, from Dutch Bijbel, from Middle Dutch bibele, from Latin Biblia, from Ancient Greek βιβλία, from Ancient Greek βιβλίον, from Ancient Greek βυβλίον, from Ancient Greek βύβλος — deity, god.
Ancestry of “on-Bijbels”, step by step
on-Bijbels traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch Bijbels
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Bijbels | Biblical |
| 2 | Dutch | Bijbel | Bible |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | bibele | — |
| 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 |
via Dutch on
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | on | rarely used as shorthand for oneven (odd), the prefix on- means not (corresponds to English un-) |