Where does “biological” come from?
Biological comes from English biology, from Ancient Greek βίος and λόγος, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₂w- meaning life and -kos.
biological (English): Of or relating to biology; Related by...
Definitions
- Of or relating to biology; Related by...
Ancestry of “biological”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Biology | The study of all life or living matter |
| 2 | New Latin | biologia | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
Words derived from “biological”
- biologically
- microbiological
- neurobiological
- biotite
- psychobiological
- nonbiological
- microbiologically
- radiobiological
- neurobiologically
- photobiological
- ethnobiological
- astrobiological
- postbiological
- chronobiological
- paleobiological
- pathobiological
- abiological
- hydrobiological
- psychobiologically
- exobiological
- palaeobiological
- geobiological
- immunobiological
- nonbiologically