Where does “biocalcify” come from?
biocalcify (English) comes from English calcify, from French calcifier, from French calcium, from English calcium, from English -ium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
biocalcify (English): To calcify biologically or biochemically
Definitions
- To calcify biologically or biochemically
Ancestry of “biocalcify”, step by step
biocalcify traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English calcify
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | calcify | To make something hard and stony by impregnating... |
| 2 | French | calcifier | to calcify |
| 3 | French | calcium | calcium |
| 4 | English | calcium | The chemical element (symbol Ca) with atomic number 20: a soft, silvery-white alkaline earth metal which occurs naturally as carbonate in limestone and as silicate in many rocks |
| 5 | English | -ium | 1997, Bryan Pfaffenberger, "Official Microsoft... |
| 6 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |
via English Bio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bio | Abbreviation of biology |
| 2 | English | biology | The study of all life or living matter; The... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |