aeróbico

See also: aerobico

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-

Proto-Indo-European *-r

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér

Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr

Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr)

Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der.

Ancient Greek βίος (bíos)

French aérobie

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icuslbor.

Portuguese -ico

Portuguese aeróbico

From French aérobie (coined in 1863 by Louis Pasteur, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”) + βίος (bíos, “life”)) + -ico.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.eˈɾɔ.bi.ku/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ɛˈɾɔ.bi.ku/ [ɐ.ɛˈɾɔ.βi.ku]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ɛˈɾɔ.bi.ku/ [ɐ.ɛˈɾɔ.βi.ku]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ɛˈɾɔ.bi.ku/

Adjective

aeróbico (feminine aeróbica, masculine plural aeróbicos, feminine plural aeróbicas)

1. aerobic (living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen)

   Antonym: anaeróbico

2. aerobic (involving or improving oxygen consumption by the body)

   Antonym: anaeróbico

Related terms

• aerobiose f (“aerobiosis”)

Further reading

• “aeróbico”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “aeróbico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-

Proto-Indo-European *-r

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér

Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr

Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr)

Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der.

Ancient Greek βίος (bíos)

French aérobie

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icusbor.

Spanish -ico

Spanish aeróbico

From French aérobie (coined in 1863 by Louis Pasteur, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”) + βίος (bíos, “life”)) + -ico.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aeˈɾobiko/ [a.eˈɾo.β̞i.ko]
• Rhymes: -obiko
• Syllabification: a‧e‧ró‧bi‧co

Adjective

aeróbico (feminine aeróbica, masculine plural aeróbicos, feminine plural aeróbicas)

1. aerobic

   Synonym: aerobio

   Antonym: anaeróbico

Derived terms

• gimnasia aeróbica

Related terms

• aerobio (“aerobe”)
• aerobiosis (“aerobiosis”)

Further reading

• “aeróbico”, 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