Where does “bibliophilia” come from?
bibliophilia (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.
bibliophilia (English): The love of books; Love or fascination with the...
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- The love of books; Love or fascination with the...
Ancestry of “bibliophilia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Biblio- | — |
| 2 | Latin | Biblia | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βιβλία | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of βιβλίον |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βιβλίον | Strip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βυβλίον | Strip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βύβλος | papyrus; book |
| 7 | Phoenician | 𐤂𐤁𐤋 | — |
| 8 | Phoenician | 𐤀𐤋 | god, deity |
| 9 | Proto-Semitic | ʔil- | deity, god |