Where does “bibliopoly” come from?
bibliopoly (English) comes from English bibliopole, from Latin bibliopōla, from Ancient Greek βιβλιοπώλης, from Ancient Greek βιβλίον, from Ancient Greek βυβλίον, from Ancient Greek βύβλος, from Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋, from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋 — deity, god.
bibliopoly (English): bookselling
Definitions
- bookselling
Ancestry of “bibliopoly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bibliopole | A bookseller, especially of secondhand or rare... |
| 2 | Latin | bibliopōla | bookseller |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βιβλιοπώλης | a bookseller |
| 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 | Byblos |
| 8 | Phoenician | 𐤀𐤋 | god, deity |
| 9 | Proto-Semitic | ʔil- | deity, god |