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

Definitions

  1. a bibliophile

Ancestry of “βιβλιόφιλος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekβιβλίοbook
2Ancient GreekβιβλίονStrip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any...
3Ancient GreekβυβλίονStrip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any...
4Ancient Greekβύβλοςpapyrus; book
5Phoenician𐤂𐤁𐤋Byblos
6Phoenician𐤀𐤋god, deity
7Proto-Semiticʔil-deity, god
Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔil-Every word from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋Every word from Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋