βίος
bíos
“life”
21 words in English grow from this root.
Aerobic
Scienceἀήρaḗr
“living in air”
Aerobics
Sportἀήρaḗr
“air life”
Amphibian
Natureἀμφίamphí
“living a double life”
Amphibious
Natureἀμφίamphí
“of both lives”
Anaerobic
Scienceἀν-an-
“life without air”
Astrobiology
Earthἄστρονástron
“study of star life”
Autobiography
Wordsαὐτόςautós
“self-life-writing”
Biography
Wordsβίοςbíos
“life-writing”
Biology
Scienceβίοςbíos
“the study of life”
Biomass
Natureβίοςbíos
“life lump”
Biome
Natureβίοςbíos
“the whole body of life”
Biomechanics
Scienceβίοςbíos
“life machinery”
Biometrics
Numberβίοςbíos
“measurement of life”
Biopsy
Medicineβίοςbíos
“viewing the living”
Biosphere
Natureβίοςbíos
“life sphere”
Dendrobium
Natureδένδρονdéndron
“life on a tree”
Exobiology
Earthἔξωéxō
“study of outside life”
Macrobiotic
Everydayμακρόςmakrós
“long-lived”
Microbe
Medicineμικρόςmikrós
“small life”
Microbiology
Scienceμικρόςmikrós
“study of small life”
Zenobia
EverydayΖηνόςZēnós
“life of Zeus”