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Where does “bibliologist” come from?

bibliologist (English) comes from English bibliology, from Ancient Greek βιβλίον, from Ancient Greek βυβλίον, from Ancient Greek βύβλος, from Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋, from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋, from Proto-Semitic ʔil- — deity, god.

bibliologist (English): One who studies bibliology

Definitions

  1. One who studies bibliology

Ancestry of “bibliologist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbibliologyThe study of the history of books and the art of...
2Ancient GreekβιβλίονStrip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any...
3Ancient GreekβυβλίονStrip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any...
4Ancient Greekβύβλοςpapyrus; book
5Phoenician𐤂𐤁𐤋—
6Phoenician𐤀𐤋god, deity
7Proto-Semiticʔil-deity, god
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