Where does “biochemiluminescence” come from?
biochemiluminescence (English) comes from English chemiluminescence, from English luminescence, from Latin lūmen, from English -escence, from Latin -escens, from Latin -esco, from Latin -eo, from Proto-Italic -ēō — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
biochemiluminescence (English): biochemical luminescence
Definitions
- biochemical luminescence
Ancestry of “biochemiluminescence”, step by step
biochemiluminescence traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chemiluminescence
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chemiluminescence | The emission of light as the result of a chemical... |
| 2 | English | luminescence | Any emission of light that cannot be attributed... |
| 3 | Latin | lūmen | light, source of light |
| 4 | English | -escence | a specified process or state |
| 5 | Latin | -escens | — |
| 6 | Latin | -esco | Forms verbs from adjectives meaning "become " |
| 7 | Latin | -eo | Forms stative verbs from adjectives; dative... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ēō | Forms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -ējō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁yeti | Thematicization of the athematic stative verbal... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
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 |