Where does “preantibiotic” come from?
preantibiotic (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.
preantibiotic (English): Prior to the introduction and use of antibiotics
Definitions
- Prior to the introduction and use of antibiotics
Ancestry of “preantibiotic”, step by step
preantibiotic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English antibiotic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |