Etymology

unbiblical

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Today it means: Not biblical; contrary to biblical teachings. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Ancient Greekβῠ́βλος (bŭ́blos)
  9. Ancient Greekβυβλίον (bublíon)
  10. Ancient Greekβιβλίον (biblíon)
  11. Ancient Greekβῐβλῐ́ᾰ (bĭblĭ́ă)
  12. LatinBiblia
  13. Medieval Latinbiblicus
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Englishbiblical
  17. English todayunbiblical

From un- + biblical.

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