Where does “biblicist” come from?
biblicist (English) comes from Romanian biblic, from French biblique, from Latin biblicus, from Latin Biblia, from Ancient Greek βιβλία, from Ancient Greek βιβλίον, from Ancient Greek βυβλίον, from Ancient Greek βύβλος — deity, god.
biblicist (English): Of, relating, or characteristic of biblicism; A...
Definitions
- Of, relating, or characteristic of biblicism; A...
Ancestry of “biblicist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | biblic | scriptural |
| 2 | French | biblique | biblical |
| 3 | Latin | biblicus | biblical |
| 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 |