Etymology of the English word biota
the English word
biotaderived from the Latin word
biotaderived from the Greek word
biotederived 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)
Date
The earliest known usage of biota in English dates from the 20th century.
Derivations in English
exobiota,
microbiotaUsage
Word found in Modern English
