Where does “biografía” come from?
biografía (Galician) comes from New Latin biographia, from Ancient Greek βίος, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- — to live.
biografía (Galician): biography; life story
Ancestry of “biografía”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | New Latin | biographia | biography |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeyh₃- | to live |
Words derived from “biografía”