Where does “biografía” come from?

biografía (Spanish) comes from New Latin biographia, from Ancient Greek βίος, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- — to live.

biografía (Spanish): biography; life story

Definitions

  1. biography; life story

Ancestry of “biografía”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinbiographiabiography
2Ancient Greekβίοςlife
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃-to live

Words derived from “biografía”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- →Every word from Ancient Greek βίος →Every word from New Latin biographia →