Etymology

cryobiology

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Today it means: The study of the effects of extreme low temperature on living organisms. Full definition →

English biology ← New Latin biologia ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos)
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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. English todaycryobiology

From cryo- + biology.

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