Where does “probiotico” come from?
probiotico (Italian) comes from English probiotic, from English biotic, from French biotique, from Late Latin bioticus, from Ancient Greek βιωτικός, from Ancient Greek βίος, from Ancient Greek Γένεσις, from Proto-Hellenic génetis — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
probiotico (Italian): probiotic
Ancestry of “probiotico”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | probiotic | A food or dietary supplement, such as a yogurt,... |
| 2 | English | biotic | Of, pertaining to, or produced by life or living... |
| 3 | French | biotique | biotic |
| 4 | Late Latin | bioticus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βιωτικός | concerning or relating to life; of life |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | — |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |