Where does “biodiesel” come from?
biodiesel (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bio-, from Ancient Greek βίος, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- — to live.
biodiesel (Norwegian Bokmål): biodiesel
Ancestry of “biodiesel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bio- | bio- |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeyh₃- | to live |