Where does “bio-” come from?

bio- (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Ancient Greek βίος, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- — to live.

bio- (Norwegian Bokmål): bio

Definitions

  1. bio

Ancestry of “bio-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβίοςlife
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃-to live

Words derived from “bio-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- →Every word from Ancient Greek βίος →