Where does “abiotic” come from?
Abiotic comes from English a- (prefix meaning "not") and English biotic, which derives from Latin ad- and Latin ad, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European h₂epo and Proto-Indo-European al-.
abiotic (English): Nonliving, inanimate, characterised by the...
Definitions
- Nonliving, inanimate, characterised by the...
Ancestry of “abiotic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | abiotique | abiotic |
Words derived from “abiotic”