Where does “bibliography” come from?
Bibliography derives from Ancient Greek βιβλιογραφία, from βιβλιογράφος, combining βιβλίον meaning book with γράφω meaning to write, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gerebh-.
bibliography (English): A section of a written work containing citations,...
Definitions
- A section of a written work containing citations,...
Ancestry of “bibliography”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | βιβλιογραφία | the act or habit of writing books |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βιβλίον | Strip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βυβλίον | Strip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βύβλος | papyrus; book |
| 5 | Phoenician | 𐤂𐤁𐤋 | Byblos |
| 6 | Phoenician | 𐤀𐤋 | god, deity |
| 7 | Proto-Semitic | ʔil- | deity, god |