Etymology

dysaerobic

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Today it means: Having a low concentration of dissolved oxygen. Full definition →

English aerobic ← French aérobie ← Ancient Greek βίος (bíos)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dews-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dus-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dus-
  4. Ancient Greekδυσ- (dus-)
  5. New Latindys-
  6. Englishdys-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewsér
  9. Proto-Hellenic*auhḗr
  10. Ancient Greekἀήρ (aḗr)
  11. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  12. Ancient Greekβίος (bíos)
  13. Frenchaérobie
  14. Englishaerobic
  15. English todaydysaerobic

From dys- + aerobic.

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