Where does “microbiotic” come from?
microbiotic (English) comes from English biotic, from French biotique, from Late Latin bioticus, from Ancient Greek βιωτικός, from Ancient Greek βίος, from Ancient Greek Γένεσις, from Proto-Hellenic génetis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
microbiotic (English): Relating to microbiota
Definitions
- Relating to microbiota
Ancestry of “microbiotic”, step by step
microbiotic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English biotic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | biotic | Of, pertaining to, or produced by life or living... |
| 2 | French | biotique | biotic |
| 3 | Late Latin | bioticus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βιωτικός | concerning or relating to life; of life |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |