Where does “microbiotope” come from?
microbiotope (English) comes from English biotope, from German Biotop, from German Bio-, from Ancient Greek βίο-, from Ancient Greek βίος, from Ancient Greek Γένεσις, from Proto-Hellenic génetis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
microbiotope (English): A very small biotope
Definitions
- A very small biotope
Ancestry of “microbiotope”, step by step
microbiotope traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English biotope
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | biotope | A geographical area that has a uniform biological... |
| 2 | German | Biotop | biotope (geographical area) |
| 3 | German | Bio- | bio |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βίο- | — |
| 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 |