Where does “bioaugmentative” come from?

bioaugmentative (English) comes from English augmentative, from French augmentatif, from French augmenter, from Latin augmentō, from Latin augmentum, from Latin augeō, from Proto-Italic augeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂owg-éye-ti.

bioaugmentative (English): Relating to, or employing bioaugmentation

Definitions

  1. Relating to, or employing bioaugmentation

Ancestry of “bioaugmentative”, step by step

bioaugmentative traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English augmentative

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaugmentativeGrowing, enlarging, increasing; A form of word...
2Frenchaugmentatifaugmentative
3Frenchaugmenterto increase; to increase, to augment
4Latinaugmentōto increase, augment
5Latinaugmentumincrease, growth, augmentation
6Latinaugeōto increase, augment, enlarge, spread, expand
7Proto-Italicaugeōto increase; to enlarge
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂owg-éye-ti
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-
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