Where does “bioenergetic” come from?

bioenergetic (English) comes from English energetic, from French énergétique, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργητικός, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργέω, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργός, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

bioenergetic (English): Of or pertaining to bioenergetics

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to bioenergetics

Ancestry of “bioenergetic”, step by step

bioenergetic traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English energetic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishenergeticPossessing or pertaining to energy; Characterised...
2Frenchénergétiquerelated to energy
3Ancient GreekἐνεργητικόςAble to act on; acting on; Active; In the active...
4Ancient Greekἐνεργέωto be in action or activity, to operate; to...
5Ancient Greekἐνεργόςat work, active
6Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
7Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
8Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
9Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
10Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
11Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
12Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via English bioenergetics

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbioenergeticsThe study of the energy transformations that take...
2Englishbio-life; organic life
3Ancient Greekβίο-
4Ancient Greekβίοςlife
5Ancient GreekΓένεσιςGenesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek
6Proto-Hellenicgénetisorigin, source
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via French bioénergétique

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbioénergétiquebioenergetic

Words derived from “bioenergetic

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐν-