Where does “bibliomanka” come from?
bibliomanka (Polish) comes from Polish biblioman, from Polish bibliomania, from Polish biblio-, from Ancient Greek βιβλίον, from Ancient Greek βυβλίον, from Ancient Greek βύβλος, from Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋, from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋 — deity, god.
Ancestry of “bibliomanka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | biblioman | bibliomaniac |
| 2 | Polish | bibliomania | bibliomania |
| 3 | Polish | biblio- | biblio |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βιβλίον | Strip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βυβλίον | Strip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βύβλος | papyrus; book |
| 7 | Phoenician | 𐤂𐤁𐤋 | Byblos |
| 8 | Phoenician | 𐤀𐤋 | god, deity |
| 9 | Proto-Semitic | ʔil- | deity, god |