Etymology

photobiology

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Today it means: The study of the effects of light on living organisms, and on biological processes Full definition →

English biology ← New Latin biologia ← Ancient Greek βίος (bíos)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  9. Ancient Greekβίος (bíos)
  10. New Latinbiologia
  11. Englishbiology
  12. English todayphotobiology

From photo- + biology.

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