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