Where does “biblio-” come from?

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

biblio- (Polish): biblio

Definitions

  1. biblio

Ancestry of “biblio-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekβιβλίονStrip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any...
2Ancient GreekβυβλίονStrip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any...
3Ancient Greekβύβλοςpapyrus; book
4Phoenician𐤂𐤁𐤋Byblos
5Phoenician𐤀𐤋god, deity
6Proto-Semiticʔil-deity, god

Words derived from “biblio-

Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔil-