Biblio
/ˈbɪblioʊ/noun
A combining form meaning “book” or relating to books.
Did you know?The root behind *biblio-* traces back to Byblos, an ancient Phoenician port famous for exporting papyrus, so a word for “book” was ultimately shaped by a trade route.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
βύβλος (búblos)
“Papyrus plant; papyrus sheet; by extension, a scroll or book”
Ancient Greek
Greek
βιβλίον (biblíon)
“Little book; scroll; document”
Late Latin
Latin
biblia
“Books; the Scriptures”
Old French
French
bible
“The Bible”
Middle English
English
biblio-
“Combining form meaning book or books, used in learned compounds”
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