Where does “antimicrobiological” come from?
antimicrobiological (English) comes from English microbiological, 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 — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
Ancestry of “antimicrobiological”, step by step
antimicrobiological traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English microbiological
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | microbiological | Of or pertaining to microbiology |
| 2 | English | biological | Of or relating to biology; Related by... |
| 3 | English | Biology | The study of all life or living matter |
| 4 | New Latin | biologia | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |