Etymology

bibliognost

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Today it means: One versed in books. Full definition →

French bibliognoste ← Ancient Greek βῐβλῐ́ον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromβῐβλῐ́ον
  2. French · borrowed frombibliognoste
  3. English todaybibliognost

From French bibliognoste; equivalent to biblio- (“book”), from Ancient Greek βῐβλῐ́ον (bĭblĭ́on), and γνώστης (gnṓstēs, “expert”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekβῐβλῐ́ον all →

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