Where does “biblical” come from?
Biblical comes from English bible, from French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Indo-European -kos, combined with Ancient Greek βίβλος meaning book.
biblical (English): Of or relating to the Bible; In accordance with...
Definitions
- Of or relating to the Bible; In accordance with...
Ancestry of “biblical”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bible | An exemplar of the Bible; A comprehensive manual... |
| 2 | Middle English | bible | Any book that is of extensive length; A... |
| 3 | Old French | bible | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | biblia | book; Christian scripture; books |
| 5 | Latin | Biblia | the Bible |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βιβλία | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of βιβλίον |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βιβλίον | Strip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βυβλίον | Strip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | βύβλος | papyrus; book |
| 10 | Phoenician | 𐤂𐤁𐤋 | Byblos |
| 11 | Phoenician | 𐤀𐤋 | god, deity |
| 12 | Proto-Semitic | ʔil- | deity, god |