Where does “biyograpiya” come from?

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

biyograpiya (Tagalog): biography

Definitions

  1. biography

Ancestry of “biyograpiya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbiografíabiography; life story
2New Latinbiographiabiography
3Ancient Greekβίοςlife
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- →Every word from Ancient Greek βίος →Every word from New Latin biographia →