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Where does “nonantibiotic” come from?

nonantibiotic (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.

nonantibiotic (English): A substance that is not an antibiotic

Definitions

  1. A substance that is not an antibiotic

Ancestry of “nonantibiotic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishantibioticAny substance that can destroy or inhibit the...
2Frenchantibiotiqueantibiotic
3Frenchbiotiquebiotic
4Late Latinbioticus—
5Ancient Greekβιωτικόςconcerning or relating to life; of life
6Ancient Greekβίοςlife
7Ancient GreekΓένεσις—
8Proto-Hellenicgénetisorigin, source
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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