microbiology

What it means

1. uncountablebiologyThe branch of biology that deals with microorganisms, especially their effects on man and other living organisms.

   Holonyms: biology, bioscience

In a sentence

Holonyms: biology, bioscience

Where it comes from

1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
4. Englishmicro-
5. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
6. Ancient Greekβίος (bíos)
7. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
8. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
9. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
10. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
11. New Latinbiologia
12. Englishbiology
13. Englishmicrobiology

From micro- + biology.