Where does “biopsie” come from?
biopsie (Dutch) comes from French biopsie, from French bio-, from Ancient Greek βίο-, from Ancient Greek βίος, from Ancient Greek Γένεσις, from Proto-Hellenic génetis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
biopsie (Dutch): a biopsy
Definitions
- a biopsy
Ancestry of “biopsie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | biopsie | biopsy |
| 2 | French | bio- | life |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βίο- | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |