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