Where does “biofertilizer” come from?
biofertilizer (English) comes from English fertilizer, from English fertilize, from French fertiliser, from French -iser, from Old French -iser, from Latin -izo, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζω — he, she.
biofertilizer (English): Any fertilizer of biological origin
Definitions
- Any fertilizer of biological origin
Ancestry of “biofertilizer”, step by step
biofertilizer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fertilizer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fertilizer | A natural substance that is used to make the... |
| 2 | English | fertilize | To make more fertile by adding nutrients to it;... |
| 3 | French | fertiliser | to fertilize |
| 4 | French | -iser | -ise/-ize |
| 5 | Old French | -iser | -ize |
| 6 | Latin | -izo | Used to form verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ίζειν | present active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 13 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
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 |