Where does “UFObow” come from?

UFObow (English) comes from English brainbow, from English rainbow, from German Regenbogen, from Middle High German rëgenboge, from Old High German reginbogo, from Proto-Germanic regnabugô, from Proto-Germanic bugô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

UFObow (English): A single-wavelength excitable brainbow for simultaneous multicolor ex vivo and in vivo imaging of mammalian cells

Definitions

  1. A single-wavelength excitable brainbow for simultaneous multicolor ex vivo and in vivo imaging of mammalian cells

Ancestry of “UFObow”, step by step

UFObow traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English brainbow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbrainbowA graphical representation of parts of the brain in which neighbouring neurons are variously coloured with fluorescent dyes
2EnglishrainbowA multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by...
3GermanRegenbogenrainbow
4Middle High Germanrëgenboge
5Old High Germanreginbogorainbow
6Proto-Germanicregnabugôrainbow
7Proto-Germanicbugôbow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugʰ-bow; arch
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

via English ufo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishufoA UFO
2EnglishUFOInitialism of unidentified flying object.; an...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ-