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Where does “microbiologique” come from?

microbiologique (French) comes from French microbiologie, from French biologie, 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.

microbiologique (French): microbiological

Definitions

  1. microbiological

Ancestry of “microbiologique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmicrobiologiemicrobiology
2Frenchbiologiebiology
3Ancient Greekβίοςlife
4Ancient GreekΓένεσις—
5Proto-Hellenicgénetisorigin, source
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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