Etymology

microaerobic

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Today it means: Having a very low concentration of oxygen; almost but not quite anaerobic Full definition →

English aerobic ← French aérobie ← Ancient Greek βίος (bíos)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewsér
  7. Proto-Hellenic*auhḗr
  8. Ancient Greekἀήρ (aḗr)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  10. Ancient Greekβίος (bíos)
  11. Frenchaérobie
  12. Englishaerobic
  13. English todaymicroaerobic

From micro- + aerobic.

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