Where does “biography” come from?
Biography derives from Latin biographia, from Ancient Greek βίος meaning "life," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós and gʷeih₃w-.
biography (English): A person's life story, especially one published;...
Definitions
- A person's life story, especially one published;...
Ancestry of “biography”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | biographia | biography |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeyh₃- | to live |
Words derived from “biography”
- autobiography
- biographical
- biographer
- autobiographical
- autobiographer
- biographically
- autobiographically
- semiautobiographical
- psychobiography
- psychobiographical
- biographee
- nonautobiographical
- psychobiographer
- minibiography
- photobiography
- semibiographical
- nonbiographical
- biographize
- heterobiography
- pseudobiographical
- semiautobiographically
- blogography
- biographette
- antibiography