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Where does “biolithic” come from?

biolithic (English) comes from English biolith, 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.

biolithic (English): Of or pertaining to bioliths

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to bioliths

Ancestry of “biolithic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbiolithA rock or other geological feature formed by...
2EnglishBioAbbreviation of biology
3EnglishbiologyThe study of all life or living matter; The...
4Ancient Greekβίοςlife
5Ancient GreekΓένεσις—
6Proto-Hellenicgénetisorigin, source
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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