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Where does “aerobiotic” come from?

aerobiotic (English) comes from English -biotic, 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.

aerobiotic (English): Of or pertaining to aerobiosis

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to aerobiosis

Ancestry of “aerobiotic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-bioticUsed to form adjectives describing a method of...
2Ancient Greekβιωτικόςconcerning or relating to life; of life
3Ancient Greekβίοςlife
4Ancient GreekΓένεσις—
5Proto-Hellenicgénetisorigin, source
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “aerobiotic”

  • aerobiotically
  • nonaerobiotic
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