Where does “ectomicrobiota” come from?
ectomicrobiota (English) comes from English microbiota, from English biota, 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.
ectomicrobiota (English): External microbiota (that typically live on the skin, fur, feathers etc of an animal)
Definitions
- External microbiota (that typically live on the skin, fur, feathers etc of an animal)
Ancestry of “ectomicrobiota”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | microbiota | The microbial flora harbored by normal, healthy... |
| 2 | English | biota | The living organisms of a region; Platycladus... |
| 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 |