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Where does “bioastronautic” come from?

bioastronautic (English) comes from English astronautic, from French astronautique, from French astronaute, from French astro-, from Ancient Greek ἄστρον, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ, from Proto-Hellenic astḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

bioastronautic (English): bioastronautical

Definitions

  1. bioastronautical

Ancestry of “bioastronautic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishastronauticOf or pertaining to astronautics
2Frenchastronautique—
3Frenchastronauteastronaut
4Frenchastro-astro-
5Ancient GreekἄστρονA celestial body
6Ancient Greekἀστήρa celestial body; illustrious person; starfish
7Proto-Hellenicastḗrstar
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
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