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Where does “biótico” come from?

biótico (Spanish) comes from Late Latin bioticus, from Ancient Greek βιωτικός, 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.

biótico (Spanish): biotic

Definitions

  1. biotic

Ancestry of “biótico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinbioticus—
2Ancient Greekβιωτικόςconcerning or relating to life; of life
3Ancient Greekβίοςlife
4Ancient GreekΓένεσις—
5Proto-Hellenicgénetisorigin, source
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “biótico”

  • abiótico
  • antibiótico
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