Where does “biocolonialism” come from?
biocolonialism (English) comes from English colonialism, from English colonial, from English -ál, from Middle English -al, from Old French -al, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.
biocolonialism (English): Exploitation or misappropriation of the biological resources (particularly plants and fungi) of indigenous peoples
Definitions
- Exploitation or misappropriation of the biological resources (particularly plants and fungi) of indigenous peoples
Ancestry of “biocolonialism”, step by step
biocolonialism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English colonialism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | colonialism | The policy of a country seeking to extend or... |
| 2 | English | colonial | Of or pertaining to a colony; Of or pertaining to... |
| 3 | English | -ál | Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also |
| 4 | Middle English | -al | — |
| 5 | Old French | -al | suffix used to form adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |
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 |