Where does “biodeteriorate” come from?
biodeteriorate (English) comes from English deteriorate, from Latin dēteriorātus, from Latin dēteriorō, from Latin deterior, from Latin dēter, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
biodeteriorate (English): To undergo biodeterioration
Definitions
- To undergo biodeterioration
Ancestry of “biodeteriorate”, step by step
biodeteriorate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English deteriorate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deteriorate | To make worse; to make inferior in quality or... |
| 2 | Latin | dēteriorātus | — |
| 3 | Latin | dēteriorō | to worsen, deteriorate |
| 4 | Latin | deterior | worse |
| 5 | Latin | dēter | — |
| 6 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
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 |