Where does “kasvibiologia” come from?

kasvibiologia (Finnish) comes from Finnish biologia, from Finnish bio-, from Ancient Greek βίο-, 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.

kasvibiologia (Finnish): plant biology

Definitions

  1. plant biology

Ancestry of “kasvibiologia”, step by step

kasvibiologia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish biologia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbiologiabiology; Partitive singular form of biologi
2Finnishbio-bio
3Ancient Greekβίο-
4Ancient Greekβίοςlife
5Ancient GreekΓένεσιςGenesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek
6Proto-Hellenicgénetisorigin, source
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Finnish kasvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasviplant
2Finnishkasvaato grow
3Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tisEvery word from Proto-Hellenic génetis
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