Etymology of the English word antibiotic
the English word
antibioticderived from the English word
antibiosisderived from the English word
symbiosisderived from the New Latin word
symbiosis (symbiosis)
derived from the Greek word
sumbiosis, συμβίωσις
derived from the Greek word
sun, σύν (together; with or together ; by association, companionship, process, resemblance, possession, instrumentality, addition, etc.)
derived from the Greek word
bioo, βιόω (to spend existence)
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
anti-derived from the New Latin prefix
anti-derived from the Greek prefix
anti-, ἀντι-
derived from the Greek word
anti, ἀντί (against, before, opposite, instead or because of)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*anti-Derivations in other languages
Italian
antibioticoCognates
Dutch
antibioticum, French
antibiotique, German
Antibiotikum, Norwegian
antibiotikum, Swedish
antibiotikumUsage
Word found in Modern English
