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Where does “abiological” come from?

abiological (English) comes from English biological, from English Biology, from New Latin biologia, 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.

abiological (English): Pertaining to inanimate things; not produced by...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to inanimate things; not produced by...

Ancestry of “abiological”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbiologicalOf or relating to biology; Related by...
2EnglishBiology—
3New Latinbiologia—
4Ancient Greekβίοςlife
5Ancient GreekΓένεσις—
6Proto-Hellenicgénetisorigin, source
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “abiological”

  • abiologically
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