Where does “biodiverzita” come from?
biodiverzita (Czech) comes from Czech bio-, from Ancient Greek βίος, 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.
biodiverzita (Czech): biodiversity
Definitions
- biodiversity
Ancestry of “biodiverzita”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | bio- | bio |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |