Etymology Explorer › German

Where does “Bibliographie” come from?

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

Bibliographie (German): bibliography

Definitions

  1. bibliography

Ancestry of “Bibliographie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβιβλιογραφίαthe act or habit of writing books
2Ancient GreekβιβλίονStrip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any...
3Ancient GreekβυβλίονStrip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any...
4Ancient Greekβύβλοςpapyrus; book
5Phoenician𐤂𐤁𐤋—
6Phoenician𐤀𐤋god, deity
7Proto-Semiticʔil-deity, god

Words derived from “Bibliographie”

  • bibliográfiák
  • bibliográfia
Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔil- →