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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βιο- ( bio- ) , combining form and stem of βίος ( bíos , “ life ” ) .
Pronunciation
Prefix
bio-
life
Antonym: thanato-
organic life
biological
biochild ; biodad ; biofamily ; biofather ; biokid ; biomom ; biomother ; bioparent ; biosib ; biosibling ; bioson
Derived terms
Translations
See also
( animal life in particular ) : zoo-
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek βίος ( bíos ) .
Pronunciation
Prefix
bio-
bio-
Derived terms
Further reading
“bio- ”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies , April 2007
“bio- ”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana , Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana , 2025.
“bio-” in Diccionari normatiu valencià , Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua .
“bio-” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear , Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek βίος ( bíos , “ life ” ) .
Pronunciation
Prefix
bio-
bio-
Derived terms
Further reading
Danish
Prefix
bio-
bio- ( concerning or associated with life )
Derived terms
Dutch
Pronunciation
Prefix
bio-
(pertaining to) life
Derived terms
Esperanto
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βιο- ( bio- ) , combining form and stem of βίος ( bíos , “ life ” ) .
Pronunciation
Prefix
bio-
bio-
bio- + genezo ( “ genesis ” ) → biogenezo ( “ biogenesis ” )
bio- + kemio ( “ chemistry ” ) → biokemio ( “ biochemistry ” )
bio- + diverseco ( “ diversity ” ) → biodiverseco ( “ biodiversity ” )
bio- + industrio ( “ industry ” ) → bioindustrio ( “ bioindustry ” )
bio- + maso ( “ mass ” ) → biomaso ( “ biomass ” )
bio- + sintezo ( “ synthesis ” ) → biosintezo ( “ biosynthesis ” )
bio- + tekniko ( “ technique ” ) → biotekniko ( “ biotechnique ” )
Derived terms
Finnish
Etymology
Internationalism (see English bio- ), ultimately from Ancient Greek βιο- ( bio- ) .
Pronunciation
Prefix
bio-
( usually in loanwords ) bio-
Derived terms
French
Pronunciation
Prefix
bio-
life
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
Galician
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βίος ( bíos ) .
Prefix
bio-
bio-
Derived terms
From
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German
Pronunciation
Prefix
bio-
life
organically produced, or otherwise environmentally friendly
Derived terms
See also
Hungarian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βίος ( bíos , “ life ” ) .
Pronunciation
Prefix
bio-
( noun prefix ) bio- ( pertaining to life )
Derived terms
References
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from English bio- , French bio- , German bio- , Italian bio- , Spanish bio- , Portuguese bio- , French bio- , Portuguese bio- , English bio- , Russian био- ( bio- ) , all ultimately from Ancient Greek βίος ( bíos ) .
Pronunciation
Prefix
bio-
( neologism ) bio-
bio- + kemio ( “ chemistry ” ) → biokemio ( “ biochemistry ” )
Derived terms
Indonesian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βιο- ( bio- ) , combining form and stem of βίος ( bíos , “ life ” ) .
Prefix
bio-
bio- : (organic) life
Derived terms
References
Irish
Prefix
bio-
alternative form of bith- , used before a broad T.
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βίος ( bíos ) .
Prefix
bio-
bio- ( life )
Derived terms
See also
Anagrams
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from English bio- . From Ancient Greek βιο- ( bio- ) , combining form and stem of βίος ( bíos , “ life ” ) .
Pronunciation
Prefix
bio-
bio-
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βίος ( bíos , “ life ” ) , either from *gʷih₃wós ( “ alive, living ” ) , with the suffix *-wós , or from βίοτος ( bíotos , “ life ” ) , from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wo-teh₂ or *gʷih₃-etos ( “ life ” ) , both from *gʷeyh₃- ( “ to live ” ) .
Prefix
bio-
bio-
References
“bio-” in The Bokmål Dictionary .
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βίος ( bíos , “ life ” ) .
Prefix
bio-
bio-
References
“bio-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary .
Polish
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek βίος ( bíos ) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /bjɔ/
Rhymes: -ɔ
Syllabification:
Prefix
bio-
bio-
bio- + geografia → biogeografia
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
bio- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βίος ( bíos ) . Doublet of zoo- .
Pronunciation
Prefix
bio-
bio- ( indicates life )
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βίος ( bíos , “ life ” ) .
Prefix
bio-
bio-
Derived terms
Further reading
Swedish
Prefix
bio-
bio- ; pertaining to life
Derived terms
Welsh
Etymology
From English bio- .
Pronunciation
Prefix
bio-
bio-
bio- + amrywiaeth ( “ variety, diversity ” ) → bioamrywiaeth ( “ biodiversity ” )
bio- + cemeg ( “ chemistry ” ) → biocemeg ( “ biochemistry ” )
bio- + diraddio ( “ to degrade ” ) → bioddiraddio ( “ to biodegrade ” )
bio- + -leg ( “ -logy ” ) → bioleg ( “ biology ” )
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bio- ”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies