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Where does “bioefficacy” come from?

bioefficacy (English) comes from English efficacy, from Old French efficace, from Latin efficacia, from Latin efficāx, from Latin efficiō, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis — whale, sea monster; abyss.

bioefficacy (English): The efficacy of a material in a biological...

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  1. The efficacy of a material in a biological...

Ancestry of “bioefficacy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishefficacyAbility to produce a desired effect under ideal...
2Old Frenchefficace—
3Latinefficaciaefficacy, effectiveness, efficiency; virtue;...
4Latinefficāx—
5Latinefficiō—
6LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
7Latincommūnicō—
8Latincommūnis—
9Old Latincom(m)oinis—
10Proto-Italickommoinis—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Russianкитwhale; genitive plural of ки́та
16Old Church Slavonicкитъwhale
17Ancient Greekκῆτοςwhale, sea monster; abyss
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