bibliophile

bibliophile · noun¹

1. French · derived frombibliophile
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromβιβλίον“paper, document, tablet”
3. English todaybibliophile

First attested in 1820. From biblio- + -phile (from Ancient Greek βιβλίον (biblíon, “paper, document, tablet”) + φίλος (phílos, “beloved”)), probably after French bibliophile.

Bibliophile · noun²

From Biblio- + -phile.

Words from the same roots