Where does “biofluorescence” come from?
biofluorescence (English) comes from English fluorescence, from English fluorspar, from English fluorite, from English -ite, from French -ité, from Latin -īta, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
biofluorescence (English): The emission of previously absorbed light by...
Definitions
- The emission of previously absorbed light by...
Ancestry of “biofluorescence”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | fluorescence | The emission of light by a material when... |
| 2 | English | fluorspar | A halide mineral composed of calcium fluoride |
| 3 | English | fluorite | A widely occurring mineral , of various colours,... |
| 4 | English | -ite | Used to form nouns denoting followers or... |
| 5 | French | -ité | Alternative form of -té, giving a quality or... |
| 6 | Latin | -īta | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ίτης | Suffix forming a masculine noun: one connected... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |