Where does “Biblos” come from?
Biblos (Portuguese) comes from Latin Byblos, from Ancient Greek βύβλος, from Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋, from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋, from Proto-Semitic ʔil- — deity, god.
Ancestry of “Biblos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Byblos | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βύβλος | papyrus; book |
| 3 | Phoenician | 𐤂𐤁𐤋 | — |
| 4 | Phoenician | 𐤀𐤋 | god, deity |
| 5 | Proto-Semitic | ʔil- | deity, god |