Etymology of the English word ethnobiology
the English word
ethnobiologyusing the English prefix
ethno-derived from the French prefix
ethno-derived from the Greek word
ethnos, ἔθνος
derived from the English word
biologyusing the Greek suffix
-logos, -λόγος
derived from the Greek word
logos, λόγος (word, speech, topic, treatise, reasoning)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
derived from the French word
biologyderived from the German word
Biologieusing 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 Late Greek suffix
-logia, -λογία
derived from the Greek word
logos, λόγος (word, speech, topic, treatise, reasoning)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
derived from the Greek word
logia, λογία (a contribution)
derived from the Greek word
logos, λόγος (word, speech, topic, treatise, reasoning)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
