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Where does “xenomicrobiology” come from?

xenomicrobiology (English) comes from English microbiology, 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.

xenomicrobiology (English): science of extraterrestrial microorganisms

Definitions

  1. science of extraterrestrial microorganisms

Ancestry of “xenomicrobiology”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicrobiologyThe branch of biology that deals with...
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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