English
aquaerobic
Aquaerobic comes from French aérobie ‘aerobics’, and goes back to Ancient Greek βίος ‘life’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEβίοςbíos‘life’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentaérobie‘aerobics’
- English1500–presentaerobic
- Englishtodayaquaerobic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEβίοςbíos‘life’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentaérobie‘aerobics’
- English1500–presentaerobic
- Englishtodayaquaerobic
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- ‘to live’
quick, vital, couch, kidney, vitamin, viable, hygiene, vivid, revive, zodiac, vive, vivacious, convivial, vivacity, biogenesis, wyvern, anaerobic, 60 more
through Ancient Greek βίος ‘life’
biology, biography, antibiotic, bios, biotic, biota, 14 more
Today it means
adj Of or relating to aquaerobics.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek βίος / aquaerobic