Where does “biblicality” come from?
biblicality (English) comes from English Biblical, from Latin biblicus, from Latin Biblia, from Ancient Greek βιβλία, from Ancient Greek βιβλίον, from Ancient Greek βυβλίον, from Ancient Greek βύβλος, from Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋 — deity, god.
biblicality (English): The quality of being biblical; A biblical subject
Definitions
- The quality of being biblical; A biblical subject
Ancestry of “biblicality”, step by step
biblicality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Biblical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Biblical | Alternative letter-case form of biblical |
| 2 | Latin | biblicus | biblical |
| 3 | Latin | Biblia | the Bible |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βιβλία | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of βιβλίον |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βιβλίον | Strip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βυβλίον | Strip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βύβλος | papyrus; book |
| 8 | Phoenician | 𐤂𐤁𐤋 | Byblos |
| 9 | Phoenician | 𐤀𐤋 | god, deity |
| 10 | Proto-Semitic | ʔil- | deity, god |