Meanings
bookstagram1
- Alternative letter-case form of Bookstagram.
Bookstagram2
alternative bookstagram
- The community of book and reading-oriented accounts on Instagram, characterized by artful photos of books.
Some of the bigger Bookstagram accounts that I follow are @quoththebooklover who has 15.3k followers, […]
2017 March 30, Lottie Moulster, “The Rising Trend of 'Bookstagram”, in The Galleon, University of Portsmouth, page 132 more examples
Blogging was already something I did, but then I indulged in writing book reviews, which was the start of my journey on Bookstagram.
2018 March, Vidhya Thakker, “Bookstagram Community”, in Unread, page 83Younger readers are passionate about new voices and new ideas but also about real, physical books and real, physical bookstores. They take photos of books. They create bookstagram accounts.
2019 May 1, Karen Schechner, “Q&Q with Mike Gustafson, Co-Owner of Literati Bookstore”, in Kirkus Reviews, page 124
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂ǵosder.?
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂g-der.?
- Proto-Germanic*bōks
- Proto-West Germanic*bōk
- Old Englishbōc
- Middle Englishbok
- Englishbook
- Proto-Indo-European*énu
- Latinin-
- Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*sth₂éh₁yeti
- Proto-Italic*staējō
- Proto-Italic*staēō
- Latinstō
- Latinīnstō
- Latinīnstāns
- Old Frenchinstant
- Middle Englishinstant
- Latinīnstān
- Frenchinstant
- Englishinstant
- Proto-Indo-European*kh₂em-
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*kmárati
- Proto-Iranian*kamarā
- Ancient Greekκαμάρα (kamára)
- Latincamera
- Englishcamera
- Englishinstant cameraellip.
- Englishinstant
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
- Ancient Greekτῆλε (têle)
- Englishtele-
- Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
- Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
- Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
- Ancient Greekγράμμα (grámma)
- Englishtelegram
- EnglishInstagram
- EnglishBookstagram
Blend of book + Instagram.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Korean 북스타그램
- 북스타그램 (bukseutageuraem)Translations
Cite this entry
bookstagram. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bookstagram
“bookstagram.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bookstagram. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bookstagram,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bookstagram.
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