Etymology of the English word biopic
the English word
biopicderived from 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
-icalderived from the English word
picturederived from the Latin word
pictura (painting, picture)
derived from the Latin word
pictus (painted; colored; decorated)
derived from the Latin word
pingere (decorate, embellish; depict in embroidery; paint, tint, color)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*peig-Date
The earliest known usage of biopic in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
