preaerobic en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *-r Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr) Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) French aérobie Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English aerobic English preaerobic From pre- + aerobic.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Describing life on Earth that evolved before there was oxygen in the atmosphere