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Where does “antimicrobiano” come from?

antimicrobiano (Spanish) comes from Spanish microbiano, from Spanish microbio, from French microbe, 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.

antimicrobiano (Spanish): antimicrobial

Definitions

  1. antimicrobial

Ancestry of “antimicrobiano”, step by step

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