Where does “bioequivalency” come from?
bioequivalency (English) comes from English equivalency, from Latin aequivalentia, from Latin aequivalēns, from Latin aequivaleō, from Latin valeō, from Proto-Italic walēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
bioequivalency (English): bioequivalence
Definitions
- bioequivalence
Ancestry of “bioequivalency”, step by step
bioequivalency traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English equivalency
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | equivalency | An equivalent thing; equivalence |
| 2 | Latin | aequivalentia | equal force or value, equivalence |
| 3 | Latin | aequivalēns | being equivalent, having equal power; equivalent |
| 4 | Latin | aequivaleō | to be equivalent, have equal power |
| 5 | Latin | valeō | to have strength, influence, power; to avail |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | walēō | to be strong |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |
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 |