Where does “bio” come from?

bio (Manx) comes from Old Irish béo, from Proto-Celtic biwos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

bio (Manx): alive; live; living person

Definitions

  1. alive; live; living person

Ancestry of “bio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbéoalive; living; being
2Proto-Celticbiwosalive, living; mortal
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “bio”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Celtic biwos →