Where does “bios” come from?
Bios comes from English bio, which derives from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root gʷeih₃w-.
bios (English): plural of bio; A vitamin essential for the growth...
Definitions
- plural of bio; A vitamin essential for the growth...
Ancestry of “bios”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |