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bio-

prefix
/ˈbaɪˌəʊ/UK/ˈbaɪˌoʊ/US/ˈbaɪˌoʊ/CA/ˈbɑɪˌəʉ/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- From Ancient Greek βιο- (bio-), combining form and stem of βίος (bíos, “life”). By surface analysis, bi- (“life”) + -o-.

  1. derived from βιο-

Definitions

  1. Combining form of life.

  2. Combining form of biological.

    • biochild; biodad; biofamily; biofather; biokid; biomom; biomother; bioparent; biosib; biosibling; bioson

The neighborhood

Derived

abiotic, antibiotic, probiotic, symbiosis

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for bio-. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA