aerobic
/eˈɹəʊbɪk/eh-ROH-bik
/ɛˈɹoʊbɪk/eh-ROH-bik
Meaningliving with air
Common meaning: needing oxygen
- aerthe lower air, hazeLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 16 · scan
- bilife, way of livingLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 283 · scan
- cadjective ending (after -ia): of
‘the lower air, haze’ + ‘life, way of living’ → aerobic
Journey through time
Neither part’s path through time is traced in our sources yet; each root is shown from its dictionary entry.
- aer — Greek ἀήρ “the lower air, haze” (dictionary form; path not traced)
- bi — Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) “life, way of living” (dictionary form; path not traced)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek ἀήρ ‘the lower air, haze’ + Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) ‘life, way of living’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry βίος (bíos), p. 283 · dictionary scan
Roots
- βίος (bíos) Ancient Greek “life, way of living”
- ἀήρ Greek “the lower air, haze”
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