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Where does “biblia” come from?

biblia (Spanish) comes from Latin Biblia, 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.

biblia (Spanish): bible

Definitions

  1. bible

Ancestry of “biblia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinBiblia—
2Ancient Greekβιβλίαnominative/accusative/vocative plural of βιβλίον
3Ancient GreekβιβλίονStrip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any...
4Ancient GreekβυβλίονStrip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any...
5Ancient Greekβύβλοςpapyrus; book
6Phoenician𐤂𐤁𐤋—
7Phoenician𐤀𐤋god, deity
8Proto-Semiticʔil-deity, god
Every word from Proto-Semitic ʔil- →