Where does “bioimpedance” come from?
bioimpedance (English) comes from English impedance, from English impede, from Latin impedio, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
bioimpedance (English): The response of a living organism to an applied...
Definitions
- The response of a living organism to an applied...
Ancestry of “bioimpedance”, step by step
bioimpedance traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English impedance
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | impedance | The act of impeding; that which impedes; a... |
| 2 | English | impede | To get in the way of; to hinder |
| 3 | Latin | impedio | I hinder, impede, obstruct, hamper, thwart; I... |
| 4 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
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 |