Where does “βίος” come from?

βίος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Γένεσις, from Proto-Hellenic génetis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

βίος (Ancient Greek): life

Definitions

  1. life

Ancestry of “βίος”, step by step

βίος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Γένεσις

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΓένεσιςGenesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek
2Proto-Hellenicgénetisorigin, source
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃-to live

Words derived from “βίος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic génetis →