Where does “biodispersion” come from?
biodispersion (English) comes from English dispersion, from English disperse, from Middle English dispersioun, from Old French dispersion, from Latin dispertio, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
biodispersion (English): biological (or biochemical) dispersion (typically of marine pollution)
Definitions
- biological (or biochemical) dispersion (typically of marine pollution)
Ancestry of “biodispersion”, step by step
biodispersion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dispersion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dispersion | The state of being dispersed; dispersedness; A... |
| 2 | English | disperse | To scatter in different directions; To break up... |
| 3 | Middle English | dispersioun | — |
| 4 | Old French | dispersion | — |
| 5 | Latin | dispertio | I divide; I distribute; I assign |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |