Where does “biohardware” come from?
biohardware (English) comes from English hardware, from English hard, from Old French hardi, from Old French hardir, from Frankish hardijan, from Proto-Germanic hardijaną, from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert- — to travel, tour.
biohardware (English): biological "hardware"; the physical brain, etc. on which biosoftware "runs"
Definitions
- biological "hardware"; the physical brain, etc. on which biosoftware "runs"
Ancestry of “biohardware”, step by step
biohardware traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hardware
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hardware | Fixtures, equipment, tools and devices used for... |
| 2 | English | hard | Having a severe property; presenting difficulty;... |
| 3 | Old French | hardi | hardy; tough; durable |
| 4 | Old French | hardir | to harden |
| 5 | Frankish | hardijan | to harden, to make hard |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hardijaną | to make hard, strong; to harden |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 9 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |
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 |