English
symbiotic
Symbiotic comes from Ancient Greek συμβίωσις ‘a living together, companionship’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσυμβίωσιςsumbíōsis‘a living together, companionship’
- Englishearliest quotation 2014symbiotic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσυμβίωσιςsumbíōsis‘a living together, companionship’
- Englishearliest quotation 2014symbiotic
Earliest quotation: 2014: “Orchids rely on fungi to reproduce. Their tiny seeds…”
A compound of σύν ‘with’ + βίος ‘life’
Proto-Hellenic *ksún ‘beside, with’
Ancient Greek σύν ‘with’
Proto-Hellenic *gʷīwos
Ancient Greek βίος ‘life’
Every English word from Ancient Greek συμβίωσις
Today it means
adj Of, or relating to symbiosis; living together.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek συμβίωσις / symbiotic