Where does “biogas” come from?

Biogas comes from English bio- (from Ancient Greek βίος, life) combined with gas (from Dutch gas, ultimately from Ancient Greek χάος, void or chasm).

biogas (English): A mixture of methane and carbon dioxide, produced...

Definitions

  1. A mixture of methane and carbon dioxide, produced...

Ancestry of “biogas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbio-life; organic life
2Ancient Greekβίο-—
3Ancient Greekβίοςlife
4Ancient GreekΓένεσιςGenesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek
5Proto-Hellenicgénetisorigin, source
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “biogas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic génetis →