Etymology of the English word biographical
the English word
biographicalderived from the English word
biographyderived from the Late Greek word
biographia, βιογραφία, βιογραϕία
using the Greek prefix
bio-, βιο-
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 Greek suffix
-graphia, -γραφία, -γραϕία
derived from the Greek word
graphein, γράφω (to draw)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gerbh-using the English suffix
-icalDerivations in English
biopic,
autobiographicalUsage
Word found in Modern English
