Where does “antibiotically” come from?
antibiotically (English) comes from English ally, from Middle English allie, from Middle English allien, from Old French alier, from Latin alligō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
antibiotically (English): In terms of antibiotic effect; By means of...
Definitions
- In terms of antibiotic effect; By means of...
Ancestry of “antibiotically”, step by step
antibiotically traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ally
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ally | To unite, or form a connection between, as... |
| 2 | Middle English | allie | The state of having marital or family relations... |
| 3 | Middle English | allien | To ally; to make a pact or confederacy; To marry... |
| 4 | Old French | alier | to unite; to join together |
| 5 | Latin | alligō | to bind to, up or around something, tie, fetter, fasten; bandage |
| 6 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English antibiotic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | antibiotic | Any substance that can destroy or inhibit the... |
| 2 | French | antibiotique | antibiotic |
| 3 | French | biotique | biotic |
| 4 | Late Latin | bioticus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βιωτικός | concerning or relating to life; of life |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |