myEtymology.com: English etymology of aerobe

Etymology of the English word aerobe

the English word aerobe

derived from the English word microbe

derived from the French word microbe

using the French prefix micro-

derived from the New Latin prefix micro-

derived from the Greek word mikros, μικρός (small; small (in size, quantity, number or dignity))

derived from the Late Greek word bios, βίος (life; life; the present state of existence; by implication, the means of livelihood)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷei- (to live)

using the English prefix aero-

derived from the Greek word aer, ἀήρ (air; by analogy, to blow); 'air' (as naturally circumambient))

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wer-

using the Greek prefix bios-

using the English prefix aer-

The earliest known usage of aerobe in English dates from the 19th century.

Word found in Modern English