Where does “biobanking” come from?

biobanking (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.

biobanking (English): The storage of biological specimens in a biobank

Definitions

  1. The storage of biological specimens in a biobank

Ancestry of “biobanking”, step by step

biobanking 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 banking

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbankingThe business of managing a bank; The occupation...
2EnglishbankAn institution where one can place and borrow...
3Middle Englishbanke
4Old Englishbancabench
5Proto-Germanicbankôbank, embankment; a hill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tisEvery word from Proto-Hellenic génetis