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- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
- Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
- Englishbio-
- Ancient Greekχαράσσω (kharássō)
- Ancient Greekχαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)
- Ancient Greekχαρακτηρίζω (kharaktērízō)
- Ancient Greekχᾰρᾰκτηριστῐκός (khărăktēristĭkós)
- Englishcharacteristic
- English todaybiocharacteristic
From bio- + characteristic.
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