Etymology

aerobe

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Today it means: Any organism (but especially a bacterium) that can tolerate the presence of oxygen, or that needs oxygen to survive. Full definition →

French aérobie ← Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) ← Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewsér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*auhḗr
  4. Ancient Greekἀήρ (aḗr)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  6. Ancient Greekβίος (bíos)
  7. Frenchaérobie
  8. English todayaerobe

Derived from French aérobie. By surface analysis, aero- + -obe.

Words from the same roots

Frenchaérobie all →

aerobic

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