antibiotic
an-tie-by-OT-ik · noun
FrenchEnglish
Origin
English borrowed this word from French antibiotique. Its pieces break down plainly as anti- (against) plus -biotic (relating to life).
Journey
The facts at hand don't show a shift in meaning beyond this straightforward borrowing from French into English.
Related words
The -biotic piece links it in spirit to other -biotic words, though no specific cognate is given in the record beyond that shared ending.