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Where does “-biotic” come from?

-biotic (English) comes from Ancient Greek βιωτικός, 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.

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Ancestry of “-biotic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβιωτικόςconcerning or relating to life; of life
2Ancient Greekβίοςlife
3Ancient GreekΓένεσις—
4Proto-Hellenicgénetisorigin, source
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “-biotic”

  • macrobiotic
  • necrobiotic
  • metabiotic
  • parabiotic
  • macrobiotically
  • aerobiotic
  • psammobiotic
  • nonmacrobiotic
  • chemobiotic
  • nonaerobiotic
  • plesiobiotic
  • aerobiotically
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