Where does “bibliophage” come from?

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

bibliophage (English): A person who loves to read books; a bookworm; A...

Definitions

  1. A person who loves to read books; a bookworm; A...

Ancestry of “bibliophage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbiblio-book
2Ancient GreekβιβλίονStrip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any...
3Ancient GreekβυβλίονStrip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any...
4Ancient Greekβύβλοςpapyrus; book
5Phoenician𐤂𐤁𐤋Byblos
6Phoenician𐤀𐤋god, deity
7Proto-Semiticʔil-deity, god
Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔil- →Every word from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋 →Every word from Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋 →