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Where does “биологи́ческий” come from?

биологи́ческий (Russian) comes from Russian биоло́гия, from Bulgarian био-, from Ancient Greek βίο-, 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 “биологи́ческий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбиоло́гия—
2Bulgarianбио-—
3Ancient Greekβίο-—
4Ancient Greekβίοςlife
5Ancient GreekΓένεσις—
6Proto-Hellenicgénetisorigin, source
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “биологи́ческий”

  • биологически
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