Meanings
prefix
- in compoundsCombining form of biological.
biochild; biodad; biofamily; biofather; biokid; biomom; biomother; bioparent; biosib; biosibling; bioson
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
- Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
- Englishbio-
From Ancient Greek βιο- (bio-), combining form and stem of βίος (bíos, “life”). By surface analysis, bi- (“life”) + -o-.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans bio-
- bio-life
Arabic حَيَوِيّ
- حَيَوِيّ (ḥayawiyy)life
Catalan bio-
- bio-life
Chinese Mandarin 生物, 生命
- 生物 (shēngwù)life
- 生命 (shēngmìng)life
Czech bio-
- bio-life
Dutch bio-
- bio-life
Finnish bio-
- bio-life
French bio-
- bio-life
German bio-
- bio-life
Greek βιο-
- βιο- (vio-)life
Hungarian bio-
- bio-life
Indonesian bio-
- bio-life
Irish bith-
- bith-life
Italian bio-
- bio-life
Japanese 生-, 生物-
- 生- (sei-)life
- 生物- (seibutsu-)life
Norwegian bio-
- bio-life
Persian زیست
- زیست (zist-)life
Polish bio-
- bio-life
Portuguese bio-
- bio-life
Russian био-
- био- (bio-)life
Spanish bio-
- bio-life
Swedish bio-
- bio-life
Thai ชีว-
- ชีว- (chiiu-)life
Turkish biyo-
- biyo-life
Yiddish ביאָ־
- ביאָ־ (byo-)life
Cite this entry
APA
bio-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bio-
MLA
“bio-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bio-. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bio-,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bio-.
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