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Biography

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means a written account of another person's life
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Stage 1 of 2
bios
Greek · ancient
"life"
life, combined with graphein (to write) for a written life story
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Stage 2 of 2
biography
English · 1600s
"a written account of a person's life"
settled as the word for a written account of a person's life
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