biotecnología

See also: biotecnologia

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der.

Ancient Greek βίος (bíos)der.

Spanish bio-

Spanish tecno-

Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-

Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-íā

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)

Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor.

Latin -logiader.

Spanish -logía

Spanish tecnología

Spanish biotecnología

From bio- + tecnología.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bjoteɡnoloˈxia/ [bjo.t̪eɣ̞.no.loˈxi.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: bio‧tec‧no‧lo‧gí‧a

Noun

biotecnología f (plural biotecnologías)

1. biotechnology

Derived terms

• agrobiotecnología

Related terms

• biotecnológico
• biotecnólogo

Further reading

• “biotecnología”, 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