myEtymology.com: English etymology of microbiology

Etymology of the English word microbiology

the English word microbiology

using the English prefix micro-

derived from the Greek word mikros, μικρός (small; small (in size, quantity, number or dignity))

derived from the English word biology

using 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 biology

derived from the German word Biologie

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 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)

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