English
bio-
Bio- comes from Ancient Greek βίος ‘life’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEβίοςbíos‘life’
- Englishtodaybio-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEβίοςbíos‘life’
- Englishtodaybio-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- ‘to live’
quick, vital, couch, kidney, vitamin, viable, hygiene, vivid, revive, zodiac, vive, anaerobic, vivacious, convivial, wyvern, vivacity, biogenesis, 61 more
through Proto-Hellenic *gʷīwos
through Ancient Greek βίος ‘life’
biology, biography, antibiotic, bios, biotic, biota, 15 more
Today it means
prefix —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek βίος / bio-