Here's a breakdown of its etymology:
* Biblia is the plural of "biblion", which is the Greek word for "book" or "scroll."
* "Biblion" is derived from the word "byblos", which refers to the city of Byblos in Phoenicia.
* Byblos was a major center for papyrus production, which was the primary writing material in the ancient world.
So, "biblia" originally meant "the books" and was used to refer to any collection of written works. Over time, it came to specifically refer to the collection of sacred texts that Christians consider to be the word of God.
Interesting fact: While "Bible" is the most common English word for the Christian scriptures, other languages have different words with similar origins. For example, in German, the Bible is called "die Bibel", which is also derived from the Greek "biblia."