Where does “antibiyotik” come from?
antibiyotik (Turkish) comes from French antibiotique, from French biotique, 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 — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
antibiyotik (Turkish): antibiotic
Ancestry of “antibiyotik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | antibiotique | antibiotic |
| 2 | French | biotique | biotic |
| 3 | Late Latin | bioticus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βιωτικός | concerning or relating to life; of life |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | — |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |