Where does “bibliographia” come from?
bibliographia (New Latin) 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.
Ancestry of “bibliographia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | βιβλιογραφία | the act or habit of writing books |
| 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 | Byblos |
| 6 | Phoenician | 𐤀𐤋 | god, deity |
| 7 | Proto-Semitic | ʔil- | deity, god |