Where does “nonphotobiotic” come from?
nonphotobiotic (English) comes from English photobiotic, from English biotic, 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.
nonphotobiotic (English): Not photobiotic
Definitions
- Not photobiotic
Ancestry of “nonphotobiotic”, step by step
nonphotobiotic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English photobiotic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | photobiotic | Dependent on light for life and growth |
| 2 | English | biotic | Of, pertaining to, or produced by life or living... |
| 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 | Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek |
| 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 |