Where does “geomicrobiology” come from?
geomicrobiology (English) comes from English microbiology, from English Biology, from New Latin biologia, 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.
geomicrobiology (English): The study of the role of microbes and microbial...
Definitions
- The study of the role of microbes and microbial...
Ancestry of “geomicrobiology”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | microbiology | The branch of biology that deals with... |
| 2 | English | Biology | — |
| 3 | New Latin | biologia | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | — |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |