English

idiobiology

From idio- + biology.

Proto-Indo-European *swé ‘self’

Proto-Indo-European *swéd-yo-s

Proto-Hellenic *hwédios

Ancient Greek ἴδιος ‘own, personal, distinct’

English idio-

Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- ‘to live’

Ancient Greek βίος ‘life’

New Latin biologia ‘biology’

Today it means

noun The study of biological individuals

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / idiobiology