Where does “Bibelkommentar” come from?
Bibelkommentar (German) comes from German bibel, from Middle High German bibel, from Ancient Greek βιβλία, from Ancient Greek βιβλίον, from Ancient Greek βυβλίον, from Ancient Greek βύβλος, from Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋, from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋 — deity, god.
Bibelkommentar (German): biblical commentary a commentary on the Bible
Definitions
- biblical commentary a commentary on the Bible
Ancestry of “Bibelkommentar”, step by step
Bibelkommentar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German bibel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | bibel | Bible, bible |
| 2 | Middle High German | bibel | — |
| 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 | Byblos |
| 8 | Phoenician | 𐤀𐤋 | god, deity |
| 9 | Proto-Semitic | ʔil- | deity, god |
via German Kommentar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kommentar | comment; commentary |
| 2 | Latin | commentarius | memorandum, notebook; diary, journal; a brief |
| 3 | Latin | commentor | I consider thoroughly, think over, deliberate,... |
| 4 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |