Etymology of the English word bible
the English word
biblederived from the Old French word
biblederived from the Latin word
bibliaderived from the Greek word
biblia, βιβλία
derived from the Greek word
biblion, βιβλίον (a roll)
derived from the Greek word
biblos, βίβλος (properly, the inner bark of the papyrus plant; a sheet or scroll of writing)
derived from the Greek word
BublosCognates
Dutch
bijbel, French
bible, German
Bibel, Icelandic
biblía, Swedish
bibelUsage
Word found in Modern English
