Etymology

probiotic

pro·bio·tic
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Today it means: A food or dietary supplement, such as a yogurt, containing live bacteria for therapeutic reasons. Full definition →

English biotic ← Latin prō ← Proto-Italic *prō
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Proto-Italic*prō
  5. Latinprō
  6. Englishpro-
  7. Englishbiotic
  8. English todayprobiotic

From pro- + biotic.

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