Etymology of the English word eobiont
the English word
eobiontderived 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
eo-derived from the Greek prefix
eo-derived from the Greek word
eos, ἠώς
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*aus-Date
The earliest known usage of eobiont in English dates from the 20th century.
