Where does “biokemisk” come from?
biokemisk (Danish) comes from Danish biokemi, from Danish kemi, from Ancient Greek χυμεία, from Ancient Greek χύμα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
biokemisk (Danish): biochemical
Definitions
- biochemical
Ancestry of “biokemisk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | biokemi | biochemistry |
| 2 | Danish | kemi | chemistry |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χυμεία | art of alloying metals, alchemy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χύμα | that which is poured out or flows, fluid; ingot,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |