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Where does “nonbiologist” come from?

nonbiologist (English) comes from English biologist, from English Biology, from New Latin biologia, from Ancient Greek βίος, from Ancient Greek Γένεσις, from Proto-Hellenic génetis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

nonbiologist (English): One who is not a biologist

Definitions

  1. One who is not a biologist

Ancestry of “nonbiologist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbiologistA student of biology; one versed in the science...
2EnglishBiology—
3New Latinbiologia—
4Ancient Greekβίοςlife
5Ancient GreekΓένεσις—
6Proto-Hellenicgénetisorigin, source
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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