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βίος

bíos

“life”

21 words in English grow from this root.

Aerobic

Science
ἀήρaḗr

“living in air”

Aerobics

Sport
ἀήρaḗr

“air life”

Amphibian

Nature
ἀμφίamphí

“living a double life”

Amphibious

Nature
ἀμφίamphí

“of both lives”

Anaerobic

Science
ἀν-an-

“life without air”

Astrobiology

Earth
ἄστρονástron

“study of star life”

Autobiography

Words
αὐτόςautós

“self-life-writing”

Biography

Words
βίοςbíos

“life-writing”

Biology

Science
βίοςbíos

“the study of life”

Biomass

Nature
βίοςbíos

“life lump”

Biome

Nature
βίοςbíos

“the whole body of life”

Biomechanics

Science
βίοςbíos

“life machinery”

Biometrics

Number
βίοςbíos

“measurement of life”

Biopsy

Medicine
βίοςbíos

“viewing the living”

Biosphere

Nature
βίοςbíos

“life sphere”

Dendrobium

Nature
δένδρονdéndron

“life on a tree”

Exobiology

Earth
ἔξωéxō

“study of outside life”

Macrobiotic

Everyday
μακρόςmakrós

“long-lived”

Microbe

Medicine
μικρόςmikrós

“small life”

Microbiology

Science
μικρόςmikrós

“study of small life”

Zenobia

Everyday
ΖηνόςZēnós

“life of Zeus”