Where does “biodigester” come from?
biodigester (English) comes from English digester, from English digest, from Latin digesta, from Latin dīgestus, from Latin dīgerō, from Latin dī-, from Ancient Greek δί-, from Ancient Greek διά — two.
biodigester (English): A device that carries out biodigestion
Definitions
- A device that carries out biodigestion
Ancestry of “biodigester”, step by step
biodigester traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English digester
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | digester | One who, or that which, digests; A strong closed... |
| 2 | English | digest | To distribute or arrange methodically; to work... |
| 3 | Latin | digesta | nominative feminine singular of dīgestus;... |
| 4 | Latin | dīgestus | separated, divided, distributed |
| 5 | Latin | dīgerō | to distribute, disseminate |
| 6 | Latin | dī- | Two, double; di |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δί- | Twice, double |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
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 |