Where does “biodiversitet” come from?

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

biodiversitet (Norwegian Bokmål): biodiversity

Definitions

  1. biodiversity

Ancestry of “biodiversitet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbio-bio
2Ancient Greekβίοςlife
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃-Every word from Ancient Greek βίοςEvery word from Norwegian Bokmål bio-