Where does “bioindicative” come from?
bioindicative (English) comes from English Indicative, from Middle French indicatif, from Late Latin indicativus, from Latin indico, from Latin in-, from Latin in, from Old Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
bioindicative (English): biologically indicative
Definitions
- biologically indicative
Ancestry of “bioindicative”, step by step
bioindicative traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Indicative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Indicative | Serving as a sign, indication or suggestion of something |
| 2 | Middle French | indicatif | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | indicativus | indicative |
| 4 | Latin | indico | I indicate, point out; show, declare; I reveal,... |
| 5 | Latin | in- | un-, non-, not; in, within, inside |
| 6 | Latin | in | in, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,... |
| 7 | Old Latin | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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 |