Where does “aerobe” come from?
aerobe (English) comes from French aérobie, 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.
aerobe (English): Any organism (but especially a bacterium) that can tolerate the presence of oxygen, or that needs oxygen to survive
Definitions
- Any organism (but especially a bacterium) that can tolerate the presence of oxygen, or that needs oxygen to survive
Ancestry of “aerobe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | aérobie | aerobic |
| 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 |