Where does “biocapacity” come from?
biocapacity (English) comes from English capacity, from Middle English capacite, from Old French capacite, from Latin capācitās, from Latin capāx, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
biocapacity (English): The capacity of an ecosystem to provide resources...
Definitions
- The capacity of an ecosystem to provide resources...
Ancestry of “biocapacity”, step by step
biocapacity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English capacity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | capacity | The ability to hold, receive or absorb; A measure... |
| 2 | Middle English | capacite | Ability, competence, capableness; the degree to... |
| 3 | Old French | capacite | — |
| 4 | Latin | capācitās | capability; capacity |
| 5 | Latin | capāx | That can contain or hold much; wide, large, spacious, capacious, roomy |
| 6 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 7 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 8 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
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 |