Etymology

actinobiology

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Today it means: The study of the effects of radiation upon living organisms. Full definition →

English biology ← New Latin biologia ← Ancient Greek βίος (bíos)
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekᾰ̓κτῑ́ς (ăktī́s)
  2. Englishactino-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  4. Ancient Greekβίος (bíos)
  5. New Latinbiologia
  6. Englishbiology
  7. English todayactinobiology

From actino- + biology.

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