Where does “biógrafo” come from?
biógrafo (Spanish) comes from Spanish bio-, 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.
biógrafo (Spanish): biographer
Ancestry of “biógrafo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | bio- | bio- |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | — |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |