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English Etymology From Ancient Greek βίο- ( bío- ) , combining form and stem of βίος ( bíos , “ life ” ) .
Prefix bio-
life
Antonym: thanato- organic lifebiological
biochild biodad biofamily biofather biokid biomom biomother bioparent biosib biosibling bioson Derived terms Related 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 Czech Etymology Borrowed from Ancient Greek βίος ( bíos , “ life ” ) .
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bio- Derived terms Further reading bio- in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého , 1960–1971, 1989bio- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině , 2017Danish Prefix bio-
bio- ( concerning or associated with life ) Derived terms Dutch Pronunciation Prefix bio-
(pertaining to) life Derived terms Esperanto Etymology From Ancient Greek βίο- ( bío- ) , combining form and stem of βίος ( bíos , “ life ” ) .
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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- Ancient Greek βίο- ( bío- ) .
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bio- Derived terms French Pronunciation Prefix bio-
life Derived terms See also Further reading Galician Etymology From Ancient Greek βίος ( bíos ) .
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bio- Derived terms
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German Pronunciation Prefix bio-
life organically produced, or otherwise environmentally friendlyDerived terms See also Hungarian Etymology From Ancient Greek βίος ( bíos , “ life ” ) .
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( noun prefix ) bio- ( pertaining to life ) Derived terms See also 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 ) .
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( neologism ) bio-
bio- + kemio ( “ chemistry ” ) → biokemio ( “ biochemistry ” ) Derived terms Indonesian Etymology From Ancient Greek βίο- ( bío- ) , combining form and stem of βίος ( bíos , “ life ” ) .
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bio- Derived terms References Irish Prefix bio-
Alternative form of bith- , used before a broad T. Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical
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bio- bhio- mbio-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
Further reading Italian Etymology From Ancient Greek βίος ( bíos ) .
Prefix bio-
bio- ( life ) Derived terms See also Anagrams 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 *gʷih₃-etos ( “ life ” ) , both from *gʷeyh₃- ( “ to live ” ) .
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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 From Ancient Greek βίος ( bíos ) .
Pronunciation IPA (key ) : /bjɔ/ Rhymes: -ɔ
Syllabification: bio Prefix bio-
bio- bio- + geografia biogeografia Derived terms See also Further reading bio- in Polish dictionaries at PWNPortuguese Etymology Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βίος ( bíos ) . Doublet of zoo-
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bio- ( indicates life ) Derived terms Spanish Etymology From Ancient Greek βίος ( bíos , “ life ” ) .
Prefix bio-
bio- Derived terms Related terms Further reading Swedish Prefix bio-
bio- ; pertaining to lifeDerived terms Welsh Etymology From English bio-
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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 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