bio-

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek βιο- (bio-), combining form and stem of βίος (bíos, “life”). By surface analysis, bi- (“life”) +‎ -o-. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbaɪˌəʊ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbaɪˌoʊ/ (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈbaɪˌoʊ/, [ˈbaɪˌoː] (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈbɑɪˌəʉ/, /ˈbɑɪɐʉ/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈbaɪˌɐʉ/ === Prefix === bio- life Antonym: thanato- organic life biological biochild; biodad; biofamily; biofather; biokid; biomom; biomother; bioparent; biosib; biosibling; bioson ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === (animal life in particular): zoo- === Anagrams === BOI, Boi, IBO, IOB, Ibo, boi, obi == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek βίος (bíos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈi] === Prefix === bio- bio- ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “bio-”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “bio-”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “bio-” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “bio-” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Czech == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [bɪjo ] === Prefix === bio- bio- ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “bio-”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 bio- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017 == Danish == === Prefix === bio- bio- (concerning or associated with life) ==== Derived terms ==== == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbi.oː/ === Prefix === bio- (pertaining to) life (pertaining to) organic food ==== Derived terms ==== == Esperanto == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek βιο- (bio-), combining form and stem of βίος (bíos, “life”). === Prefix === bio- bio- ‎bio- + ‎genezo (“genesis”) → ‎biogenezo (“biogenesis”) ‎bio- + ‎kemio (“chemistry”) → ‎biokemio (“biochemistry”) ‎bio- + ‎diverseco (“diversity”) → ‎biodiverseco (“biodiversity”) ‎bio- + ‎industrio (“industry”) → ‎bioindustrio (“bioindustry”) ‎bio- + ‎maso (“mass”) → ‎biomaso (“biomass”) ‎bio- + ‎sintezo (“synthesis”) → ‎biosintezo (“biosynthesis”) ‎bio- + ‎tekniko (“technique”) → ‎biotekniko (“biotechnique”) ==== Derived terms ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === Internationalism (see English bio-), ultimately from Ancient Greek βιο- (bio-). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbio-/, [ˈbio̞-] === Prefix === bio- (usually in loanwords) bio- ==== Derived terms ==== == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bjo/ === Prefix === bio- life ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === bio === Further reading === “bio-”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek βίος (bíos). === Prefix === bio- bio- ==== Derived terms ==== From . == German == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek βιο- (bio-). === Pronunciation === === Prefix === bio- bio- (pertaining to life) (productive with nouns) organically produced, or otherwise environmentally friendly ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== öko- == Hungarian == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbijo] === Prefix === bio- (noun prefix) bio- (pertaining to life) ==== Derived terms ==== === References === == Ido == === Etymology === Borrowed from English bio-, French bio-, German bio-, Italian bio-, Spanish bio-, Portuguese bio-, French bio-, Portuguese bio-, English bio-, Russian био- (bio-), all ultimately from Ancient Greek βίος (bíos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bio/ === Prefix === bio- (neologism) bio- ‎bio- + ‎kemio (“chemistry”) → ‎biokemio (“biochemistry”) ==== Derived terms ==== == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek βιο- (bio-), combining form and stem of βίος (bíos, “life”). === Prefix === bio- bio-: (organic) life ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “bio-”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Irish == === Prefix === bio- alternative form of bith-, used before a broad T. === Mutation === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “biot-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN == Italian == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek βίος (bíos). === Prefix === bio- bio- (life) ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === -bio === Anagrams === obi == Malay == === Alternative forms === bayo- (1924-1972) === Etymology === Borrowed from English bio-. From Ancient Greek βιο- (bio-), combining form and stem of βίος (bíos, “life”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbajo/ [ˈba.jo] === Prefix === bio- bio- == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life”), either from *gʷih₃wós (“alive, living”), with the suffix *-wós, or from βίοτος (bíotos, “life”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wo-teh₂ or *gʷih₃-etos (“life”), both from *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”). === Prefix === bio- bio- === References === “bio-” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life”). === Prefix === bio- bio- === References === “bio-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Etymology === Derived from Ancient Greek βίος (bíos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bjɔ/ Rhymes: -ɔ Syllabification: bio- === Prefix === bio- bio- ‎bio- + ‎geografia → ‎biogeografia ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === -biont, -bioza === Further reading === bio- in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βίος (bíos). Doublet of zoo-. === Pronunciation === === Prefix === bio- bio- (indicates life) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “bio-”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “bio-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bjo/ [bjo], /ˌbio/ [ˌbi.o] Syllabification: bio-, bi‧o- === Prefix === bio- bio- ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “bio-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Prefix === bio- bio-; pertaining to life ==== Derived terms ==== == Welsh == === Alternative forms === beio- === Etymology === From English bio-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌbiː.ɔ/ === Prefix === bio- bio- ‎bio- + ‎amrywiaeth (“variety, diversity”) → ‎bioamrywiaeth (“biodiversity”) ‎bio- + ‎cemeg (“chemistry”) → ‎biocemeg (“biochemistry”) ‎bio- + ‎diraddio (“to degrade”) → ‎bioddiraddio (“to biodegrade”) ‎bio- + ‎-leg (“-logy”) → ‎bioleg (“biology”) ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “bio-”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies