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Where does “biocarbon” come from?

biocarbon (English) comes from English carbon, from English budget, from Middle English bogett, from Old French bougette, from Old French bouge, from Latin bulga, from Gaulish bolgā, from Proto-Celtic bolgos.

biocarbon (English): carbon produced from biomass

Definitions

  1. carbon produced from biomass

Ancestry of “biocarbon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcarbonThe chemical element with an atomic number of 6....
2EnglishbudgetThe amount of money or resources earmarked for a...
3Middle Englishbogett—
4Old Frenchbougette—
5Old Frenchbougesack; purse; small bag
6Latinbulgaknapsack, wallet, satchel; wallet, purse; womb
7Gaulishbolgābag, sack
8Proto-Celticbolgossack, bag; stomach
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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