evolūcija

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See also: evolucija and evolūcijā

Latvian

 evolūcija on Latvian Wikipedia
Bioloģiskā evolūcija

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin ēvolūtiō (the act of unrolling, unfolding or opening (of a book)), from ēvolūtus, perfect passive participle of ēvolvō (unroll, unfold), from ē (out of), short form of ex, and volvō (roll).

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Noun

evolūcija f (4th declension)

  1. evolution (change, progress, development transformation)
    psihes evolūcijathe evolution of the psyche
  2. (biology) evolution (the process of gradual transformation of biological organisms via accumulated changes in their gene pool)
    bioloģiskā evolūcijabiological evolution
    evolūcijas teorijathe theory of evolution
    saprātīgo būtņu evolūcija no pirmsbioloģiskas vielas ilgst ne mazāk par vienu miljardu gaduthe evolution of sentient biengs from pre-biological substances lasts no less than one billion years

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