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Where does “biogerontology” come from?

biogerontology (English) comes from English Bio, from English biology, 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.

biogerontology (English): A subfield of gerontology that studies the...

Definitions

  1. A subfield of gerontology that studies the...

Ancestry of “biogerontology”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBioAbbreviation of biology
2EnglishbiologyThe study of all life or living matter; The...
3Ancient Greekβίοςlife
4Ancient GreekΓένεσις—
5Proto-Hellenicgénetisorigin, source
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “biogerontology”

  • biogerontologist
  • biogerontologic
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