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Where does “astrobiologie” come from?

astrobiologie (Romanian) comes from French astrobiologie, from French biologie, from Ancient Greek βίος, from Ancient Greek Γένεσις, from Proto-Hellenic génetis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

Ancestry of “astrobiologie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchastrobiologieastrobiology
2Frenchbiologiebiology
3Ancient Greekβίοςlife
4Ancient GreekΓένεσις—
5Proto-Hellenicgénetisorigin, source
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “astrobiologie”

  • astrobiologă
  • astrobiolog
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