Where does “biocollection” come from?
biocollection (English) comes from English collection, from Old French collection, from Latin collectio, from Latin collēctus, from Latin colligere, from Latin colligō, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
biocollection (English): A collection of biological material
Definitions
- A collection of biological material
Ancestry of “biocollection”, step by step
biocollection traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English collection
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | collection | A set of items or amount of material procured or... |
| 2 | Old French | collection | — |
| 3 | Latin | collectio | The act of collecting together; accumulation,... |
| 4 | Latin | collēctus | gathered, having been gathered; collected, having been collected; assembled, having been assembled |
| 5 | Latin | colligere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | colligō | to gather, draw, bring or collect (together), assemble, pick up; contract, draw up, compress, concentrate; harvest |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
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 |