Etymology

bioessential

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Today it means: Essential for life Full definition →

English essential ← Late Latin essentiālis ← Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Late Latinessentiālis
  6. Englishessential
  7. English todaybioessential

From bio- + essential.

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