Where does “bio-oxidation” come from?

bio-oxidation (English) comes from English Bio, from English biology, 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.

bio-oxidation (English): oxidation caused by the presence of bacteria

Definitions

  1. oxidation caused by the presence of bacteria

Ancestry of “bio-oxidation”, step by step

bio-oxidation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Bio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBioAbbreviation of biology
2EnglishbiologyThe study of all life or living matter; The...
3Ancient Greekβίοςlife
4Ancient GreekΓένεσιςGenesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek
5Proto-Hellenicgénetisorigin, source
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via English oxidation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoxidationThe combination of a substance with oxygen; A...
2Frenchoxydationoxidation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tisEvery word from Proto-Hellenic génetis
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