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bio-

/ˈbaɪˌəʊ/ UK
/ˈbaɪˌoʊ/ US
/ˈbaɪˌoʊ/ Canada
[ˈbaɪˌoː] Canada
/ˈbɑeˌəʉ/ Australia
[ˈbɑe̯ˌɐʉ̯] Australia
/ˈbaɪˌɐʉ/ New Zealand
[ˈbɑe̯ˌɐʉ̯] New Zealand

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek βιο- (bio-), combining form and stem of βίος (bíos, “life”). By surface analysis, bi- (“life”) + -o-.

prefix

in compounds, morpheme Combining form of life
Opposite: thanato-
in compounds, morpheme Combining form of biological biochild; biodad; biofamily; biofather; biokid; biomom; biomother; bioparent; biosib; biosibling; bioson

Translations

Every language

prefix life

Español	bio-
日本語	生- sei-, 生物- seibutsu-
中文	生物 shēngwù, 生命 shēngmìng
Português	bio-
Français	bio-
Deutsch	bio-
Italiano	bio-
Ελληνικά	βιο- vio-
Русский	био- bio-
العربية	حَيَوِيّ ḥayawiyy

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MLA

"bio-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bio-. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

bio-. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bio-

Chicago

"bio-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bio-.

BibTeX

@misc{bio_2026,
  title = {bio-},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bio-},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}