bio- en · X
Pronunciation
- /ˈbaɪˌoʊ/ (General-American)
- /ˈbaɪˌɐʉ/ (New-Zealand)
- [ˈbɑe̯ˌɐʉ̯] (New-Zealand)
- /ˈbaɪˌəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˈbɑe̯ˌɐʉ̯] (Australia) some speakers
- /ˈbɑeˌəʉ/ (Australia)
- audio Wisconsin
- [ˈbaɪˌoː] (Canada)
- /ˈbaɪˌoʊ/ (Canada)
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-.
Meanings
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(form-of, in-compounds, morpheme) Combining form of life.
form of life
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(form-of, in-compounds, morpheme) Combining form of biological.
form of biological
biochild; biodad; biofamily; biofather; biokid; biomom; biomother; bioparent; biosib; biosibling; bioson
Antonyms
Deriveds
probiotic · antibiotic · symbiosis · abiotic
Relateds
zoo- (animal life in particular) · biota
Translations (32)
el βιο- (life) · es bio- (life) · fi bio- (life) · th ชีว- (life) · it bio- (life) · gl bio- (life) · pl bio- (life) · hy կենս- (life) · ka ბიო- (life) · de bio- (life) · sv bio- (life) · tr biyo- (life) · io bio- (life) · yi ביאָ־ (life) · ja 生物- (life) · af bio- (life) · fa زیست (life) · ar حَيَوِيّ (life) · no bio- (life) · nl bio- (life) · cmn 生命 (life) · ga bith- (life) · cs bio- (life) · cmn 生物 (life) · pt bio- (life) · ja 生- (life) · mr जैव- (life) · hu bio- (life) · ca bio- (life) · ru био- (life) · id bio- (life) · fr bio- (life)