Where does “-biote” come from?

-biote (English) comes from Ancient Greek βίοτος, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wo-teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

Ancestry of “-biote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβίοτοςlife
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wo-teh₂—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “-biote”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wo-teh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek βίοτος →
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