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
Definitions
- A short biography
Ancestry of “minibiography”, step by step
minibiography traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English biography
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |