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Where does “bibliometrics” come from?

bibliometrics (English) comes from English Biblio-, from Latin Biblia, from Ancient Greek βιβλία, from Ancient Greek βιβλίον, from Ancient Greek βυβλίον, from Ancient Greek βύβλος, from Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋, from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋 — deity, god.

bibliometrics (English): The statistical analysis of texts, especially of...

Definitions

  1. The statistical analysis of texts, especially of...

Ancestry of “bibliometrics”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBiblio-—
2LatinBiblia—
3Ancient Greekβιβλίαnominative/accusative/vocative plural of βιβλίον
4Ancient GreekβιβλίονStrip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any...
5Ancient GreekβυβλίονStrip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any...
6Ancient Greekβύβλοςpapyrus; book
7Phoenician𐤂𐤁𐤋—
8Phoenician𐤀𐤋god, deity
9Proto-Semiticʔil-deity, god

Words derived from “bibliometrics”

  • bibliometrician
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