Where does “semibiography” come from?
semibiography (English) comes from English biography, from New Latin biographia, from Ancient Greek βίος, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- — to live.
semibiography (English): A semibiographical work
Definitions
- A semibiographical work
Ancestry of “semibiography”, step by step
semibiography traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English biography
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | biography | A person's life story, especially one published;... |
| 2 | New Latin | biographia | biography |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeyh₃- | to live |