The story
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
- Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
- Englishbio-
- GermanDiese
- Englishdiesel
- English todaybiodiesel
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
biodiesel
Today it means: Fuel for diesel engines made from renewable organic raw materials, as opposed to fossil hydrocarbons. Full definition →
English diesel ← German Diese ← Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)