Etymology of the English word biotin
the English word
biotinusing the English prefix
biot-derived 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)
using the Greek suffix
-inderived from the Greek word
biotosderived from the Greek word
biounderived 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 biotin in English dates from the 20th century.
Derivations in English
avidinUsage
Word found in Modern English
