Where does “βιβλιόφιλος” come from?
βιβλιόφιλος (Greek) comes from Greek βιβλίο, from Ancient Greek βιβλίον, from Ancient Greek βυβλίον, from Ancient Greek βύβλος, from Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋, from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋, from Proto-Semitic ʔil- — deity, god.
βιβλιόφιλος (Greek): a bibliophile
Ancestry of “βιβλιόφιλος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | βιβλίο | book |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βιβλίον | Strip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βυβλίον | Strip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βύβλος | papyrus; book |
| 5 | Phoenician | 𐤂𐤁𐤋 | — |
| 6 | Phoenician | 𐤀𐤋 | god, deity |
| 7 | Proto-Semitic | ʔil- | deity, god |