Where does “-bio” come from?
-bio (Italian) comes 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.
-bio (Italian): organism
Ancestry of “-bio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | — |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
Words derived from “-bio”