Where does “biocuration” come from?
biocuration (English) comes from English curation, from Middle English curacioun, from Old French curacion, from Latin curatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
biocuration (English): The organization, representation and making...
Definitions
- The organization, representation and making...
Ancestry of “biocuration”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | curation | The act of curating, of organizing and... |
| 2 | Middle English | curacioun | — |
| 3 | Old French | curacion | — |
| 4 | Latin | curatio | treatment, care, operation; administration,... |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |