Etymology

nanoaerobe

N1A1N1O1A1E1R1O1B3E1

Today it means: Any nanoaerobic organism Full definition →

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

  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewsér
  6. Proto-Hellenic*auhḗr
  7. Ancient Greekἀήρ (aḗr)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  9. Ancient Greekβίος (bíos)
  10. Frenchaérobie
  11. Englishaerobe
  12. English todaynanoaerobe

From nano- + aerobe.

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