Where does “biología” come from?
biología (Spanish) comes from Spanish logia, from Italian loggia, from Old French loge, from Latin laubĭa, from Frankish laubijā, from Proto-West Germanic laub, from Proto-Germanic laubą, from Proto-Indo-European lewp- — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
biología (Spanish): biology
Definitions
- biology
Ancestry of “biología”, step by step
biología traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish logia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | logia | lodge |
| 2 | Italian | loggia | loggia; lodge; loge |
| 3 | Old French | loge | arbor, covered walk-way; arbour, covered walk-way |
| 4 | Latin | laubĭa | penthouse, gallery, arcade, portico, lodge |
| 5 | Frankish | laubijā | shelter; arbour; shelter, arbour; arbour, shelter |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | laub | leaf; foliage |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | laubą | leaf |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |
via Spanish bio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | bio | bio |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek |
| 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 |