Where does “biocrystallographic” come from?
biocrystallographic (English) comes from English biocrystallography, from English crystallography, from English -graphy, from French -graphie, from Latin -graphia, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
biocrystallographic (English): Of or pertaining to biocrystallography
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to biocrystallography
Ancestry of “biocrystallographic”, step by step
biocrystallographic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English biocrystallography
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | biocrystallography | crystallography of biocrystals |
| 2 | English | crystallography | The experimental science of determining the... |
| 3 | English | -graphy | Something written or otherwise represented in the... |
| 4 | French | -graphie | -graphy |
| 5 | Latin | -graphia | -graphy |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |