Where does “bibelsk” come from?
bibelsk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål Bibel, from Ancient Greek βιβλία, from Ancient Greek βιβλίον, from Ancient Greek βυβλίον, from Ancient Greek βύβλος, from Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋, from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋, from Proto-Semitic ʔil- — deity, god.
bibelsk (Norwegian Bokmål): biblical
Ancestry of “bibelsk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | Bibel | Bible, bible |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βιβλία | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of βιβλίον |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βιβλίον | Strip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βυβλίον | Strip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βύβλος | papyrus; book |
| 6 | Phoenician | 𐤂𐤁𐤋 | — |
| 7 | Phoenician | 𐤀𐤋 | god, deity |
| 8 | Proto-Semitic | ʔil- | deity, god |