Etymology

biblical

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Today it means: Of or relating to the Bible. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Medieval Latin biblicus ← Latin Biblia
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekβῠ́βλος (bŭ́blos)
  2. Ancient Greekβυβλίον (bublíon)
  3. Ancient Greekβιβλίον (biblíon)
  4. Ancient Greekβῐβλῐ́ᾰ (bĭblĭ́ă)
  5. LatinBiblia
  6. Medieval Latinbiblicus
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. English todaybiblical

From Medieval Latin biblicus + English -al, equivalent to bible + -ical.

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