Where does “biota” come from?
Biota comes from Ancient Greek βίος, derived from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, which traces to Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w-.
biota (English): The living organisms of a region; Platycladus...
Definitions
- The living organisms of a region; Platycladus...
Ancestry of “biota”, 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 |