Where does “biocosmetic” come from?
biocosmetic (English) comes from English cosmetic, from French cosmétique, from Ancient Greek κοσμητική, from Ancient Greek κοσμητής, from Ancient Greek κοσμέω, from Ancient Greek κόσμος, from Ancient Greek θέσις, from Ancient Greek τίθημι — to do, put, place.
biocosmetic (English): A cosmetic produced using biotechnology
Definitions
- A cosmetic produced using biotechnology
Ancestry of “biocosmetic”, step by step
biocosmetic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cosmetic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cosmetic | Imparting or improving beauty, particularly the... |
| 2 | French | cosmétique | cosmetics, make-up; the science of cosmetics;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κοσμητική | the art of dress and ornament |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κοσμητής | orderer, director, decorator |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κοσμέω | to order, to arrange; to adorn |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κόσμος | order; lawful order, government; mode, fashion |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | θέσις | a setting, placement, arrangement; deposit;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τίθημι | I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
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 |