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Where does “bioactivity” come from?

Bioactivity derives from English bio- (from Ancient Greek βίος meaning "life") combined with activity, which comes from Middle French activité, Latin activus, and Latin agere meaning "to do or drive," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-.

bioactivity (English): The effect of a substance, especially a vaccine,...

Definitions

  1. The effect of a substance, especially a vaccine,...

Ancestry of “bioactivity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishactivityThe state or quality of being active; activeness;...
2Middle Frenchactivité—
3Latinactivitasactivity, movement, action
4Latināctīvus—
5Ancient GreekἐνεργητικόςAble to act on; acting on; Active; In the active...
6Ancient Greekἐνεργέωto be in action or activity, to operate; to...
7Ancient Greekἐνεργόςat work, active
8Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
9Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
10Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
11Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
12Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
13Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
14Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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