Where does “biologia” come from?
biologia (Portuguese) comes from Latin biologia, from Ancient Greek βίος, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- — to live.
biologia (Portuguese): biology
Ancestry of “biologia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | biologia | biology |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeyh₃- | to live |
Words derived from “biologia”