Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “macrobiological” come from?

macrobiological (English) comes from English biological, 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.

macrobiological (English): Of or pertaining to macrobiology

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to macrobiology

Ancestry of “macrobiological”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbiologicalOf or relating to biology; Related by...
2EnglishBiology—
3New Latinbiologia—
4Ancient Greekβίοςlife
5Ancient GreekΓένεσις—
6Proto-Hellenicgénetisorigin, source
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →