Where does “minibiography” come from?
minibiography (English) comes from English biography, from New Latin biographia, from Ancient Greek βίος, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- — to live.
minibiography (English): A short biography
Ancestry of “minibiography”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | biography | A person's life story, especially one published;... |
| 2 | New Latin | biographia | biography |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeyh₃- | to live |