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Where does “ביאָלאָגיע” come from?

ביאָלאָגיע (Yiddish) comes from New Latin biologia, 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.

ביאָלאָגיע (Yiddish): biology

Definitions

  1. biology

Ancestry of “ביאָלאָגיע”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinbiologia—
2Ancient Greekβίοςlife
3Ancient GreekΓένεσις—
4Proto-Hellenicgénetisorigin, source
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “ביאָלאָגיע”

  • ביאָלאָגיש
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