Etymology

cryobiological

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to cryobiology Full definition →

English biological ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← New Latin biologia
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  1. Ancient Greekκρῠ́ος (krŭ́os)
  2. Englishcryo-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  4. Ancient Greekβίος (bíos)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  7. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  8. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  9. New Latinbiologia
  10. Englishbiology
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Englishbiological
  14. English todaycryobiological

From cryo- + biological.

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