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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

  1. A short biography

Ancestry of “minibiography”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbiographyA person's life story, especially one published;...
2New Latinbiographiabiography
3Ancient Greekβίοςlife
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- →