bioterror

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der.

Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os)

Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der.

English bio-

Proto-Indo-European *tres-

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti

Proto-Indo-European *troséyeti

Proto-Italic *troseō

Latin terreō

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *-ōs

Proto-Italic *-ōs

Latin -or

Latin terrorlbor.

Old French terreur

Middle French terreurbor.

Middle English terrour

English terror

English bioterror

From bio- + terror.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbaɪəʊˌtɛɹə(ɹ)/

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Noun

bioterror (uncountable)

1. Synonym of bioterrorism.