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Where does “biocurator” come from?

biocurator (English) comes from English curator, from Latin curator, from Latin -icius, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

biocurator (English): A scientist whose speciality is biocuration

Definitions

  1. A scientist whose speciality is biocuration

Ancestry of “biocurator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcuratorA person who manages, administers or organizes a...
2Latincuratorwho pays heed about the state of an object,...
3Latin-icius-itious
4Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
5Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
6Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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