Where does “multiantibiotic” come from?
multiantibiotic (English) comes from English antibiotic, from French antibiotique, from French biotique, from Late Latin bioticus, from Ancient Greek βιωτικός, from Ancient Greek βίος, from Ancient Greek Γένεσις, from Proto-Hellenic génetis — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
multiantibiotic (English): Of or pertaining to multiple antibiotics
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to multiple antibiotics
Ancestry of “multiantibiotic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | antibiotic | Any substance that can destroy or inhibit the... |
| 2 | French | antibiotique | antibiotic |
| 3 | French | biotique | biotic |
| 4 | Late Latin | bioticus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βιωτικός | concerning or relating to life; of life |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | — |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |