Etymology

biblio-

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Ancient Greek βιβλίον ← Latin Biblia
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  1. Latin · derived fromBiblia“the Bible”
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromβιβλίον“paper, document, tablet, small book”
  3. English todaybiblio-

From Ancient Greek βιβλίον (biblíon, “paper, document, tablet, small book”) or its descendant Latin Biblia (“the Bible”).

Words from the same roots

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