Where does “biografia” come from?

biografia (Finnish) comes from New Latin biographia, from Ancient Greek βίος, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- — to live.

biografia (Finnish): biography

Definitions

  1. biography

Ancestry of “biografia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinbiographiabiography
2Ancient Greekβίοςlife
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- →Every word from Ancient Greek βίος →Every word from New Latin biographia →