biblio-comb. form
Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Some degree of stress is usually maintained on the first syllable, e.g.
bibliogony n.Origin: Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French biblio-; Latin biblio-.
Etymology: < French biblio- (in e.g. bibliothèque bibliothèque n.) and its etymon classical Latin biblio- (in e.g. bibliothēca bibliotheca n.) < ancient Greek βιβλίο- (in e.g. βιβλιοπώλης bibliopole n.), stem and combining form of βιβλίον book (see Bible n.); compare -o- connective.Attested in the Old English period in the Latin loanword bibliotheca n., and from the 16th cent. in further borrowings from Latin (e.g. bibliothecary n.) and from French (e.g. bibliothèque n.). New formations within English are recorded from at least the 19th cent. (e.g. bibliology n., bibliophobia n., bibliopoesy n.).
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