Etymology

biosemiotics

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Today it means: A growing field that studies the production, action and interpretation of signs in the biological realm. Full definition →

English semiotics ← Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-) ← Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Englishsemiotics
  6. English todaybiosemiotics

From bio- + semiotics.

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