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Where does “Biblio” come from?

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

Biblio (Esperanto): Bible

Definitions

  1. Bible

Ancestry of “Biblio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekβιβλίονStrip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any...
2Ancient GreekβυβλίονStrip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any...
3Ancient Greekβύβλοςpapyrus; book
4Phoenician𐤂𐤁𐤋—
5Phoenician𐤀𐤋god, deity
6Proto-Semiticʔil-deity, god

Words derived from “Biblio”

  • nebiblia
  • biblia
Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔil- →